Azerbaijan: the unjust trial of Sevinj Vagifgizi and the journalists of Abzas Media | RSF https://t.co/DCtp9k0msk Tomorrow, Tuesday, 21 January, a new hearing will begin in the arbitrary trial against the editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani news site Abzas Media Sevinj Vagif gizi Abbasova, known as Sevinj Vagifgizi, and five of her colleagues. All defendants plead not guilty to the eight blatantly unfounded charges against them, including “foreign currency smuggling”. According to the defence lawyers, the prosecution has presented no tangible evidence. The journalists face up to 12 years in prison. At the preliminary hearing on 17 December 2024, reporters attempting to cover the trial were denied