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If convicted, the journalists face up to 12 years in prison on a raft of financial crime charges linked to alleged receipt of Western donor funding, including currency smuggling, money laundering, and tax evasion.

Trial of 12 journalists begins in Azerbaijan’s case against Meydan TV

December 12, 2025 11:47 AM EST

New York, December 12, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Azerbaijan to drop all charges and release 12 journalists as the trial against Germany-based Meydan TV began Friday in the capital, Baku. “The sorry sight of 11 journalists and a respected journalism teacher on trial in the case against award-winning Meydan TV only underscores the vast…