Arzu Geybulla

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Brian Hioe |Arzu Geybulla

Ulviyya Guliyeva, or Ulviyya Ali as she is known among her friends, is the 25th journalist to have been sent behind bars in Azerbaijan in a vicious assault on independent and opposition-aligned media that started in November 2023. The journalist, who reported for Voice of America until February this year, and is known for her coverage of rights violations, freedom of expression, and social injustice stories, anticipated her arrest.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Arzu Geybulla

Following the 12th congress held between May 5–7, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU, announced its imminent disarmament and dissolution in a statement on May 12, 2025.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Arzu Geybulla

Nearly half a year since the fatal Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash near the city of Aqtau in Kazakhstan, authorities in Baku say Russia is dragging its feet in sharing the results of an investigation that the Russian authorities promised to carry out. The plane was downed on December 25, 2024, after being struck by “external objects,” which video footage and eyewitness testimony attribute to a Russian missile.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Arzu Geybulla

While there is no comprehensive data on the number of journalists and newsrooms currently operating in exile, the Thomson Reuters Foundation notes that “thousands of journalists worldwide are forced to work from exile due to political repression and restrictions in their home countries.” From Russia and Turkey to Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Belarus, and beyond, stories of entire newsrooms and independent reporters being driven into exile have echoed across international media.

2 months ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Zita Zage |Oiwan Lam |Emma Lewis |Arzu Geybulla

A draft law introduced by the radical Islamist party HÜDA-PAR (Free Cause Party) in the Turkish Parliament on April 19 has ignited widespread criticism for its overtly discriminatory stance against the LGBTQ+ community. The party, also known as the successor of Hezbollah, seeks to amend several key legal codes, including the Turkish Penal Code and the Law on the Establishment and Broadcasting Services of Radio and Television.