The jailed director of Abzas Media, Ulvi Hasanli, has sent a letter from prison describing what he says are arbitrary transfers, the theft of his personal belongings, unfair court rulings, and systematic torture of inmates. shorturl.at/DbACW #FreeAbzas #AbzasMedia #UlviHasanli #Journalismisnotacrime

The jailed director of Abzas Media, Ulvi Hasanli, has sent a letter from prison describing what he says are arbitrary transfers, the theft of his personal belongings, unfair court rulings, and systematic torture of inmates. shorturl.at/DbACW #FreeAbzas #AbzasMedia #UlviHasanli #Journalismisnotacrime

An Azerbaijani court has upheld harsh sentences against @abzasmedia.bsky.social staff on charges that have been widely condemned as politically motivated & an attack on independent journalism: abzas.info/en/2025/9/az...

#Azerbaïdjan : auj, dans le cadre du procès en appel des 7 journalistes arbitrairement condamnés dans l'affaire contre Abzas media, le juge a maintenu les peines initiales allant de 7 ans et demi à 9 ans de prison. RSF dénonce un simulacre de justice honteux et demande leur libération immédiate.

Sept 9: Baku Court of Appeal upheld the “Abzas Media case” verdict. Our journalists raised signs: “Aliyev, declare your income!” “Corruption is a crime, journalism is not!” “Free media cannot be silenced!” Prison staff answered with violence. shorturl.at/Z3sfq #FreeAbzasMedia

We congratulate journalist Nargiz Absalamova on winning the prestigious Free Media Award from @frittord.bsky.social and @zeit.de 🫶 Absalamova and her colleagues at @abzasmedia.bsky.social deserve this award for their unwavering dedication #FreeThemAll 🔗 free-anar.site/political-pr...

Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova has won the Free Media Award 2025. She’s honoured for courageous reporting on corruption, pollution & social rights, even as she serves an 8-year prison sentence on charges denounced as fabricated. shorturl.at/9abCt #PressFreedom #FreeNargiz #AbzasMedia

At the September 5 appeal hearing in Baku, reporter Nargiz Absalamova, 26, sentenced to 8 years in prison in June 2025, denounced the proceedings as “nothing but a show trial” and revealed that even her bank card with just 13 cents had been frozen. abzas.info/en/2025/9/de... #JournalismIsNotACrime

Court rejected journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi’s motion on conditions at Baku Pretrial Detention. She said inmates face overcrowding, poor ventilation, limited water, and no heating/cooling, but all her requests, including an on-site inspection, were dismissed. shorturl.at/RDWGh #SevincVagifgizi

Director of @abzasmedia.bsky.social, human rights defender and journalist Ulvi Hasanli is shortlisted for the @pace.coe.int 2025 Václav Havel Prize, alongside journalists Mzia Amaghlobeli and Maksym Butkevych 🫶 🔗 More about Ulvi: free-anar.site/political-pr... #FreeAbzas #ClimateOfRepression

Georgia's imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, co-founder of Batumelebi & Netgazeti, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. She is joined by Ukrainian journalist Maksym Butkevych and Azerbaijani journalist Ulvi Hasanli. The winner will be announced on 29 Sept. #FreeMzia

Abzas Media’s jailed director Ulvi Hasanli has been shortlisted for the 2025 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The winner will be announced on 29 September in Strasbourg. #PressFreedom #HumanRights #AbzasMedia #UlviHasanli #VáclavHavelHumanRightsPrize

#Azerbaijan: yesterday, on the very first day of their appeal trial, journalists Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova, and Elnara Gasimova once again saw their rights of defense violated. They were notably prevented from hearing the proceedings. This must stop and the journalists must be released.

At the Baku Appeal Court hearing in the Abzas Media case, female journalists were pushed and shoved by guards after protesting that they couldn’t hear the proceedings. Judge Zafar Ahmadov rejected all defence motions. Next hearing: 26 Aug. shorturl.at/ztl0M #PressFreedom #AbzasMedia #HumanRights

Imprisoned Abzas Media editor Sevinj Abbasova and journalist Elnara Gasimova have described harsh prison conditions during a five-day hunger strike in support of director Ulvi Hasanli. oc-media.org/azerbaijans-...

Ulvi Hasanli, jailed director of “Abzas Media,” has ended his 17‑day hunger strike. He stopped after considering concerns for his relatives’ health and distress over his condition. The scheduling of an appeal hearing in the “Abzas Media” case for 12 August also influenced his decision. #AbzasMedia

Journalists from @abzasmedia.bsky.social are facing abuse, isolation, and denied medical care in Azerbaijani prisons. ECPMF joins global press freedom organisations demanding justice and compliance with human rights obligations. www.ecpmf.eu/statement-on...

Abzas Media’s imprisoned women journalists-Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova and Elnara Gasimova ended their hunger strike on July 28 (Day 7) due to serious concerns for their parents’ health. abzas.org/en/2025/7/ab... #FreeAbzasMedia #PressFreedom #Azerbaijan #JournalistsNotCriminals #AbzasMedia

#Azerbaijan: RSF condemns a defamatory video posted on July 23 by pro-government media targeting, among others, independent outlets Meydan TV & Abzas, whose 13 journalists remain detained. This harassment must end. Azerbaijan must free all 25 detained journalists. 👇 rsf.org/en/just-beca...

#Azerbaijan: RSF stands alongside eight international organisations in condemning the inhumane treatment of several Abzas Media journalists in detention, including director Ulvi Hasanli and editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi. They must be treated with dignity — and released. jfj.fund/statement-on...

Director Ulvi Hasanli (since July 20) and editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgızı (since July 22) have both reported serious health issues. Hasanli reportedly fainted but wasn’t examined by a doctor for 5 days. abzas.org/en/2025/7/ja... #Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #AbzasMedia #Journalism

On the fourth day of their hunger strike, three female journalists from “Abzas Media” held in Baku Pretrial Detention Center have released a public statement. Read their message: abzas.org/en/2025/7/pu... #FreeAbzas #AbzasMedia #SevinjVagifgizi #NargizAbsalamova #ElnaraGasimova #HumanRights

#Azerbaijan: ill-treatment, visit bans, solitary confinement... Four journalists from Abzas Media, including editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, have begun a hunger strike in prison to protest against their conditions of detention. This persecution must stop & they must be released!

#Azerbaijan: Sevinj Vagifgizi, editor-in-chief of Abzas Media, raises the alarm over the regime’s crackdown on independent voices and the inaction of Western democracies. RSF is amplifying her appeal and calls for her release, along with the freedom of the 24 other detained journalists.

Abzas Media’s jailed women journalists will join Ulvi Hasanli’s hunger strike starting 22 July. They demand his return to Baku Pretrial Detention Centre. #PressFreedom #AbzasMedia #JournalismIsNotACrime abzas.org/en/2025/7/ab...

Ulvi Hasanli has resumed his hunger strike after authorities failed to transfer him to the Baku Pretrial Detention Center, despite a court order and repeated promises. He says the misconduct is deliberate and retaliatory. abzas.org/en/2025/7/ul... #Azerbaijan #AbzasMedia #UlviHasanli #PressFreedom

#Azerbaijan: Tomorrow, Sevinj Vagifgizi will turn 36 in jail. Her mother will bring her a birthday cake through the prison bars, a scene as absurd as it is unjust. RSF calls for the release of Sevinj and the 24 other journalists jailed in 🇦🇿. #FreeSevinj

After 9 days on hunger strike, Abzas Media director Ulvi Hasanli has ended his protest. Fellow journalists who joined in solidarity have also ended their strikes. abzas.org/en/2025/7/ab... #PressFreedom #AbzasMedia #FreeAbzas #FreeAbzasMedia #UlviHasanli #Journalismisnotacrime

Abzas Media’s editor-in-chief Sevinc Vagifgizi and journalists Nargiz Absalamova and Elnara Gasimova are on day 3 of a hunger strike, protesting the transfer of director Ulvi Hasanli to Umbaki prison. abzas.org/en/2025/7/th... #FreeAbzas #FreeAbzasMedia #Journalismisnotacrime #PressFreedom

Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova delivered her final statement during the court hearing on June 20, before she was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Read the full statement here: abzas.org/en/2025/6/na... #FreeNargizAbsalamova #AbzasMedia #FreeNargiz #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Mahammad Kekalov, a social entrepreneur arrested in connection with the “Abzas Media case,” delivered his final courtroom statement on 20 June. "These handcuffs are temporary, sooner or later, they will be removed," he said. Full statement: abzas.org/en/2025/6/ma... #FreeMahammadekalov #AbzasMedia

Abzas Media journalist Elnara Gasimova delivered her final courtroom statement on June 20. She has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. Read the full statement here: abzas.org/en/2025/6/el... #ElnaraGasimova #AbzasMedia #FreeAbzas #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Sevinj Vagifgizi, the imprisoned editor-in-chief of Abzas Media, delivered her final courtroom statement on June 20, before being sentenced to nine years in prison. Read the full statement here: abzas.org/en/2025/6/se... #FreeSevinjVagifgizi #AbzasMedia #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Ulvi Hasanli, director of Abzas Media delivered his final court statement before being sentenced to nine years in prison. “We have lost our freedom for the sake of free expression and independent journalism,” he said. Read full statement here: abzas.org/en/2025/6/ul... #FreeUlviHasanli #AbzasMedia

Abzas Media director Ulvi Hasanli is on hunger strike in protest of mistreatment in prison. He reports physical abuse, denial of medical care, and no family visits. abzas.org/en/2025/7/ul... #PressFreedom #Azerbaijan #UlviHasanli #AbzasMedia #JournalismIsNotACrime

Ulvi Hasanli, the imprisoned director of Abzas Media, has reportedly been subjected to torture while being held at the Umbaki prison facility. He said he has been on a hunger strike for the past five days. abzas.org/en/2025/6/ul... #FreeAbzas #Journalismisnotacrime #AbzasMedia #UlviHasanli

Speaking now at Council of Europe hearing on threats to life and safety of journalists in #Azerbaijan. #JournalismIsNotACrime #EuropeForFreeMedia

The cases of @abzasmedia.bsky.social dia.bsky.social, @meydantv.bsky.social,Toplum TV & other imprisoned journalists show that pressure on journalists in #Azerbaijan is increasing & raise serious questions about the #MediaFreedom situation.I will engage with Azerbaijani authorities to seek remedies.

In the face of international criticism, #Azerbaijan sentences the @abzasmedia.bsky.social team globalvoices.org/2025/06/30/i... for @globalvoices.org On June 30, Ulvi Hasanli's wife said that her husband was tortured &placed in solitary confinement for protesting his transfer to the Umbaki prison

EU says imprisonment of Azerbaijan’s Abzas Media team a ‘worrying development’ @abzasmedia.bsky.social @ocmedia.bsky.social oc-media.org/eu-says-impr...

#Azerbaijan: RSF condemns the harsh prison sentences — of 7 to 9 years — handed down to Sevinj Vagifgizi and her colleagues in the unjust trial against Abzas Media. This political decision exemplifies the authorities’ systematic crackdown on independent journalism. They must be released!

“The verdict came from Ilham Aliyev. He is the ‘Reliable Source’ behind this case.” Seven journalists from Abzas Media and RFE/RL have been sentenced to up to 9 years in prison in Azerbaijan. #abzasmedia #journalismisnotacrime #freedomofpress abzas.org/en/2025/6/up...

Lawyers in the #AbzasMedia trial delivered closing arguments, calling the charges fabricated and politically motivated. Journalists have been in prison over corruption investigations. They face 8–12 years if convicted. Next hearing: June 20. 🔗 abzas.org/en/2025/6/la... #Journalismisnotacrime

@rsf.org has strongly condemned the criminal case against Sevinj Vagifgizi, editor-in-chief of @abzasmedia.bsky.social, calling the charges of “currency smuggling” false, politically motivated, and part of a broader campaign of judicial harassment. abzas.org/en/2025/6/rs... #FreeSevinj #FreeAbzas

Sınır Tanımayan Gazeteciler (RSF), Azerbaycan’da Abzas Medya grubu Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Sevinç Vagıfgızı dahil beş gazetecinin sahte “döviz kaçakçılığı” suçlamasıyla bir buçuk yıldır cezaevinde tutulmasını kınadı - İlke TV ilketv.com.tr/azerbaycanda...

Azerbaycan’da sahte döviz kaçakçılığı suçlamasıyla yaklaşık bir buçuk yıldır tutuklu bulunan gazeteci Sevinç Vagifgizi, bağımsız basına yönelik baskıların simgesi haline geldi. RSF, tutuklu gazetecilerin derhal serbest bırakılmasını talep ediyor. buff.ly/6LVQdg0

RSF: Azerbaycanlı gazeteci Sevinç Vagifqızı’na yönelik yargı tacizi son bulmalı! O, uydurma suçlamalarla Kasım 2023’ten beri tutuklu. @rsf-tr.bsky.social , bu yargı tacizine son verilmesini talep ediyor. gazetecilerplatformu.com/haber/6188-rsf…#FreeSevinjn#FreeAbzasa#GazetecilikSuçDeğildirir

RSF: Stop judicial harassment of Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi! The editor of @abzasmedia.bsky.social, has been jailed since Nov 2023. Her real “crime” is Investigating corruption. @rsf-tr.bsky.social gazetecilerplatformu.com/haber/6188-rsf…#FreeSevinjn#JournalismIsNotACrimeme

#Azerbaijan: A new hearing in the trial against Abzas Media journalists takes place tomorrow & RSF calls for their immediate release. Read our profile of Editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, a symbol of free press and the resistance of journalists facing the severe repression of Ilham Aliyev's regime.

#Azerbaijan: yesterday, in the Abzas Media trial, the prosecutor called for the outlet's journalists to receive 11 & 12-year prison sentences plus a 3-year ban on carrying out their "material & moral functions." RSF condemns an opaque and arbitrary trial and calls for their immediate release.