President of Azerbaijan signs off on media registry regulations
Journalists have criticized the plan since parliament first passed the law in December 2021.
Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Zeynalli, lawyer Elchin Sadygov remanded for four months
Zeynalli previously served three years of a nine-year sentence handed down to him in 2012 on charges including bribery, extortion, and tax evasion deemed retaliatory by CPJ.
In the absence of print media, Azerbaijanis turn to online news sources
With Azerbaijan’s print media curtailed by years of economic and political pressure, online news outlets are filling the gap.
Azerbaijan's media faces threats and attacks
Failure to bring perpetrators to justice adds to the deterioration.