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An Azerbaijani court on July 27 sentenced nine journalists, media workers, and civil society activists to between 12 and 15 years in prison.

A Citizen Lab investigation confirms evidence Russian authorities used Cellebrite tool to hack prominent Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov after the Cellebrite claimed to have ceased sales to Russia.

Access Now joins more than 20 human rights organizations and individuals in condemning Pegasus spyware attack against Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist and then-Member of the European Parliament

The rate of people dying in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody has soared, with at least 52 deaths reported since the start of President Donald Trump's current administration.

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT would respond to high-risk subjects, WIRED found.

Azerbaijani authorities are prosecuting critics in exile, often based on social media posts and online commentary, Human Rights Watch said today. Those targeted, often convicted in absentia with long ...

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

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Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

Уважаемые читатели, Радио «Эхо Кавказа», русскоязычное подразделение RFE/RL, ориентированное на аудиторию в Грузии и самопровозглашенных республиках Абхазия и Южная Осетия, прекратило свою работу 1 ...

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

Access Now’s new Co-Executive Director reflects on her journey fighting for human rights in the digital age.

Courts in Azerbaijan have handed down further politically motivated in-absentia convictions against journalists, bloggers, and other critics of the government living abroad, expanding the authorities’...

Thoughts from a Venezuelan writer about what is happening in Venezuela and how language of 'anti-imperialism' is ignoring victims

Last month, Azerbaijani police raided a venue in the capital Baku, known as a safe space for LGBT people, and detained over 100 people.

join the international community, including the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in calling on Iran to immediately restore internet and mobile communications and in demanding accou...

These films transform personal struggles into collective narratives, illustrating how survival, memory, and the quest for belonging are intertwined with the creation of queer cinematic histories.

The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), which İmamoğlu represents, has condemned the case as politically driven — arguing the timing and scope are aimed at sidelining a major political opponen...

Armenia e Azerbaijan, dopo la seconda guerra per il Nagorno Karabakh, sembrano sempre più vicini ad un processo di normalizzazione dei rapporti. Analisti e attivisti dei due paesi però non sono del tu...

Azerbaijani authorities are escalating their campaign against independent and critical voices abroad, issuing arrest warrants and summonses for exiled journalists, activists, and analysts on what appe...

The two were included in a list of 34 other freedom predators by the organisation.

If the Minguzzi case shines a light on general institutional frailty, the prosecutions of prominent figures in the opposition CHP demonstrate how legal tools are being marshalled for political ends..

Once enjoying extensive powers and considered Azerbaijan's eminence grise, Ramiz Mehdiyev has recently fallen out of favor, accused of plotting a coup and placed under house arrest. A case in point of...

Since November 2023, around thirty journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan. From behind bars, these journalists have revealed the appalling conditions of the prison system, something previously i...

Families of imprisoned journalists face travel bans, job dismissals, and harassment. Abzas Media journalists were relocated without notice.

This is the not the first time RTÜK has fined streaming platforms. Netflix, Prime, Disney+, Mubi, Bein, and BluTV were previously fined for allegedly promoting homosexuality and undermining moral valu...

Should the court rule that violations did indeed happen, it would nullify all decisions taken by the party's current leadership since the congress.

Among the men are photographers, musicians, actors, comedians, critics, and publishers. In response, several platforms and collaborators have cut ties with accused individuals.

İstanbul Üniversitesi öğrencisi Nanaxanim Babazade, okulda zam protestolarına katıldığı için hakkında sınır dışı kararı verildi.

In light of the ongoing repression of independent media in Azerbaijan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Azerbaijani organizations in exile Free Voices Collective, Meydan TV, Toplum TV and Qazetci a...

Trump's recent meeting with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Aliyev and Pashinyan, in Washington raises hopes for a peace agreement. However, there's a paradox: while leaders shake hands abroad,...

From Moscow to London to the French Riviera, the Aliyev family demonstrates a consistent pattern: converting opaque, hydrocarbon-derived wealth into high-prestige, low-scrutiny assets abroad.

New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

US President Donald Trump is set to host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House on August 8 to sign a memorandum of understanding that could ...

The platform was described as the country's first “domestic social media application,” offering users a new generation of social media free from ads and harassment.

Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch said today. Turkish authorities should en...