Azerbaijani Court Jails 9 Journalists and Activists for up to 15 Years

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What the source reports

A Baku court convicted journalists, media rights workers, and pro-democracy activists linked to Toplum TV on financial crimes charges, sentencing them to between 12 and 15 years in prison.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · July 28, 2026

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