On 14 July, the Azerbaijani parliament definitively adopted amendments tightening the country’s media law, which already ...

Independent journalists in Azerbaijan are protesting the law and calling for its repeal, saying it obstructs their ability to work and gives the government too much control over the media.

"The law protects media independence, freedom of speech and does not impose any sanctions or restrictions," Aydin Mirzazade, a member of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, told VOA earlier this year.

A set of controversial amendments to Azerbaijan's media law have been passed by the parliament and sent to President Ilham Aliyev's office for final approval, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.

New media law amendments passed by Azerbaijani lawmakers recently will let courts close a media outlet for two months if its editor is a foreigner, or does not have a higher education. Similar action ...

Azerbaijan has one of the world's worst records on media freedom according to a ranking by Reporters Without Borders -- and it could get worse. A new media law will put even further constraints on ...