The Baku Connection

Coordinated by Forbidden Stories, 40 journalists from 15 media outlets continue the work of their colleagues who were arrested in Azerbaijan.
Behind prison walls today, Abzas Media journalists were among the last in the country to investigate the abuses of the powerful Aliyev regime, delving into issues of corruption, pollution, and human rights.
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Previously targeted by the authorities, Abzas Media had recently been reporting on torture against detainees...

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We followed the trail of gold from the Gedabek mine to Tesla cars, Apple smartphones, and HP compute...

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How Azerbaijan manipulates election observers to give this rights-abusing regime an illusion of demo...
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