# Azerbaijan

Government actions against journalists in Azerbaijan

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Azerbaijan is in Western Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Azerbaijan, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=AZ&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence

## Heads of government at the time

- [Ilham Aliyev: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ilham-aliyev)

## Incidents by year

### 2015

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 1, 2015 | [Azerbaijan: investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova sentenced to 7.5 years](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2015-azerbaijan-sentences-ismayilova) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Eliminate | [Ilham Aliyev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ilham-aliyev) | Reversed (May 25, 2016) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/az.

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