Azerbaijan: towards a Ministry of Information 2.0 Azerbaijan is on the verge of establishing a media “super-regulator” with unprecedented powers.

International — Press-Freedom Bodies · 2026-06-29 · EU · verified record

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Azerbaijan: towards a Ministry of Information 2.0 Azerbaijan is on the verge of establishing a media “super-regulator” with unprecedented powers. The bill creating a Media and Broadcasting Council — examined by Parliament at its second reading on Tuesday, 30 June — would concentrate the regulation, funding, training and oversight of the entire media sector in a single institution. For Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the reform amounts to the return of a Ministry of Information, designed to strengthen state control over the last spaces where independent information still circulates, particular

Azerbaijan: towards a Ministry of Information 2.0 Azerbaijan is on the verge of establishing a media “super-regulator” with unprecedented powers. The bill creating a Media and Broadcasting Council — examined by Parliament at its second reading on Tuesday, 30 June — would concentrate the regulation,

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