Abzas Media
Type of site | News website |
|---|---|
| Available in | Azerbaijani, English |
| Owner | Ulvi Hasanli |
| Created by | Ulvi Hasanli |
| Editor | Sevinj Vagifgizi (editor-in-chief) |
| URL | abzas |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 6 November 2016 |
| Current status | Active |
Abzas Media is a non-profit independent media outlet in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 2016 and focused on news and investigations in domestic politics, especially involving corruption and human rights in Azerbaijan.
The outlet became known internationally in November 2023 when it became a target of the ongoing crackdown by the Ilham Aliyev regime on the civil society, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan. The crackdown on Abzas Media has been widely seen by the international community as a devastating attack on the freedom of press and freedom of speech in the country. The journalists at Abzas Media have been arrested on charges that are considered dubious by various human rights organizations. Abzas Media was also mentioned in a resolution by the European Parliament, condemning the ongoing human rights violations in the country.
On 20 June 2025, six journalists from Abzas Media were sentenced to long prison sentences in Azerbaijan.