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joined 23 May 2010 · 75 posts

Azerbaijani columnist and writer, with special focus in digital authoritarianism and its implications on human rights and press freedom in Azerbaijan. Arzu has written for Al Jazeera, Eurasianet, Foreign Policy Democracy Lab, CODA, Open Democracy, Radio Free Europe, and CNN International. She is a regular contributor at IWPR, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and Global Voices. In 2019, Arzu launched Azerbaijan Internet Watch, a platform that documents, and monitors information controls in Azerbaijan.

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In Azerbaijan, death of young woman renews conversation on domestic violence

1 week ago

Sevil's story hit close to home for many Azerbaijani women, for whom physical and psychological abuse at the hands of not only partners, but also siblings, parents, and in-laws, are common.

Turkey reins in social media—one platform at a time

Citizen Media4 weeks ago

The new social media law sets up a series of restrictions that will have a lasting impact on digital rights and freedom of expression in Turkey.

Protests rock Istanbul's most prestigious university over appointment of new rector

Middle East & North Africa4 February 2021

In 2016, President Erdoğan secured the right to appoint universities' rectors who previously were elected by the academic body.

Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

Central Asia & Caucasus29 September 2020

Access has been on and off since clashes broke out on September 27.

In Turkey, women rise up to stop withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

Middle East & North Africa23 September 2020

The public outcry seems to have made an impression on the AKP—a decision on the Convention that was meant to be announced in August has now been postponed.

As Armenians and Azerbaijanis clash worldwide, activists petition for peaceful dialogue

Central Asia & Caucasus3 August 2020

When fighting on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border killed 17 people, violent clashes broke out between the diasporas of both countries worldwide. That enmity could close the one avenue for grassroots dialogue,...

Azerbaijan signals a lockdown and a crackdown in fight against coronavirus

Central Asia & Caucasus24 March 2020

Attempting to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Azerbaijan's president has closed the country's borders, emptied its streets, cancelled large public gatherings, and given a fiery speech against the opposition.

Azerbaijan's snap parliamentary election produces the normal results

Central Asia & Caucasus17 February 2020

Azerbaijan's latest parliamentary elections were called well ahead of schedule. Otherwise, they were quite normal: with allegations of ballot stuffing and a huge majority for pro-government candidates.

Protesting domestic violence, Azerbaijani women take to the streets and social networks

Central Asia & Caucasus30 October 2019

One girl's story of domestic violence has sparked a nationwide conversation.

Arts festival caught in the crosshairs of Azerbaijan's ‘national mentality’

Central Asia & Caucasus12 October 2019

One mural depicting the body of a transgender person drew so much attention that it was painted over once the festival ended — in a not so artistically-friendly way.

Azerbaijanis wary of new ‘morality police’

Central Asia & Caucasus19 September 2019

Progressive Baku residents see "morality police" as immoral, and experts say the move will ultimately be ineffective.

Overnight music hit turns rappers into social justice heroes in Turkey

Middle East & North Africa7 September 2019

With over 10 million views and still trending, the song 'cannot stay silent' is making a deafening noise in Turkey and liberating the minds.

How Turkey's broadcast regulator is taking over the supervision of online content

Middle East & North Africa6 September 2019

Under a new regulation, local streaming services like Netflix are required to adjust their content to the regulator's rules and guidelines.

Once celebrated by Homer, Turkey's Mount Ida is losing trees and going bald

Middle East & North Africa2 September 2019

Activists and artists join forces in Turkey to fight deforestation caused by mining companies.

Withheld in Turkey: How the government exploits removal requests to silence critical and independent voices

Middle East & North Africa12 August 2019

For years, Turkey has been exploiting tools offered by social media platforms to restrict illegal content in a particular jurisdiction, to silence critical voices.

Azerbaijani artists win fight to save a prayer house-turned-cinema from demolition

Central Asia & Caucasus9 July 2019

In a city increasingly overtaken by skyscrapers, the Salaam Cinema has become a symbol of resistance.

Cultural heritage and stray dogs under siege in Baku's Formula 1 rerun

Development26 April 2019

"Every year, we invest in Formula 1 but not in our education system? Why?"

Azerbaijanis pressure government to #FreeMehman after blogger endures 12 days on hunger strike

Central Asia & Caucasus8 January 2019

Young, popular and politicized, video blogger Mehman Huseynov is a classic target of the Azerbaijani government's crackdown on civil society.

Nagorno Karabakh mothers’ protest puts Azerbaijan's regime on the back foot

Central Asia & Caucasus20 December 2018

The state made a promise to compensate families whose sacrifices are lauded in official rhetoric. Then it let them down.

Welcome to the ‘New Turkey': Five years after Gezi park, protesters face new threats of arrest

Middle East & North Africa20 November 2018

What seemed like a spike in repression against civil society advocates and intellectuals may actually be the new normal.