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\n On 19 December, the Baku Court of Appeal upheld a ruling to block access to a number of independent news websites in Azerbaijan. The failed appeal had been brought by Radio Liberty\u2019s Azerbaijani service, Azadlig (\u201cLiberty\u201d), and the unrelated Azadlig newspaper.\n<\/p>\n

\n In May 2017, five independent news sites were
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\n blocked
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\n in Azerbaijan after the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications brought a lawsuit against them. The websites affected are Radio Liberty\u2019s azadliq.org, Azadlig newspaper\u2019s azadliq.info, the websites of Turan TV and the Azerbaijan Hour TV program, as well as Meydan TV.\n<\/p>\n

\n Adil Ismayilov, representing Radio Liberty, filed a motion requesting that the court consider Radio Liberty\u2019s case separately. \u201cHow are the writings of Meydan TV or Azadlig newspaper relevant to the organization I represent?\u201d Ismayilov asked. \u201cShould a bank put all its debtors together and bring a single case against them all?\u201d The motion was rejected.\n<\/p>\n

\n According to Freedom House’s 2017
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\n report
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\n on internet freedom in Azerbaijan, “internet freedom declined in Azerbaijan in the past year after the government introduced new laws empowering authorities to block content in broad circumstances, while actors likely tied to the government targeted activists with malware attacks.” The report lists the country’s overall internet freedom status as “partly free,” while the press freedom status is “not free.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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