Jailed Journalist in Azerbaijan Denied Medical Care

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Click to expand Image Aytaj Ahmadova during a rally on International Women's Day, March 8, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © 2024 Aziz Karimov/Getty Images Azerbaijani authorities are refusing to allow a jailed journalist with a serious breathing disorder to see a specialist or to undergo diagnostic scans, her family and lawyer say, the latest sign of the deteriorating conditions for the country’s imprisoned journalists.Aytac Ahmadova, 32, who writes as Aytac Tapdig, is a reporter for the exiled outlet Meydan TV.

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 20, 2026

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