Abzas Media

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Abzas Media is a non-profit independent media outlet in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 2016 and focused on news and investigations in domestic politics, especially involving corruption and human rights in Azerbaijan.^[1]

The outlet became known internationally in November 2023 when it became a target of the ongoing crackdown by the Ilham Aliyev regime on the civil society, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan.^[2] The crackdown on Abzas Media has been widely seen by the international community as a devastating attack on the freedom of press and freedom of speech in the country.^[3] The journalists at Abzas Media have been arrested on charges that are considered dubious by various human rights organizations.^[4][5][6] Abzas Media was also mentioned in a resolution by the European Parliament, condemning the ongoing human rights violations in the country.^[7]