For two years, Azerbaijan has cracked down on civil society and independent media, detaining more than 100 people. However, on March 17, 2016, the government of Azerbaijan released more than a dozen political prisoners. The newly released prisoners include: journalist Rauf Mirgadirov; youth movement activist Rashadat Akhundov of N!DA; Mahammad Azizov of N!DA; Rashad Hasanov…
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) has recently launched the Mark Helmke Postdoctoral Scholarship on Global Media, Development, and Democracy. In partnership with Indiana University’s School for Global and International Studies (SGIS), the initiative seeks to contribute to the understanding of how media and/or media ownership influences political outcomes. The position offers a postdoctoral…