Meydan.TV: working with the “information blockade” by Elmir Mirzov (EN)


1. WORKING with the
"INFORMATION
BLOCKADE"

2. Meydan TV was created in 2013
as a non-profit online multimedia platform

3. Who we Are
is a non-profit online multimedia platform that
stands for editorial independence and diversity,
publishing content in Azerbaijani, English, and
Russian. It was launched in spring 2013 through
Azerbaijan’s first successful crowd-funding initiative,
and is administered by a German non-profit NGO,
Vereinigung für die Demokratie in Aserbaidschan e.V.

4. Why we Do it
As one of the last surviving sources of independent
reporting on Azerbaijan, Meydan TV fills a major
gap in mainstream reporting from Azerbaijan,
where media is largely state controlled and
restrictions on freedom of expression and
association continue to escalate.
Meydan TV’s unique model of networked
journalism has created one of the few public spaces
where journalists, activists, writers and other
opinion-shapers are able to exercise their right to
freedom of expression.

5. Our Mission

6. Meydan TV’s mission is to:
• inform active members of the society about
the state of affairs in politics, economy and
social issues; and
• provide a platform for open and diverse
discussions on all topical issues concerning
Azerbaijani society.

7. Our vision
Our vision is to build up a thriving independent
online multimedia media platform that
publishes a variety of engaging and innovative
content on Azerbaijan and the region, in
Azerbaijani, English, and Russian.
Our values
- Creativity
- Integrity
- Inclusiveness
- Tolerance
- Courage

8. Emin Milli
director of Meydan TV

9. Emin Milli
is a dissident from Azerbaijan
Milli was imprisoned in 2009 for two and
a half years for his critical views about
the government.
He was conditionally released in
November 2010, after serving 16 months
of his sentence.

10. Günel Mövlud
editor of Meydan TV

11. On the 13th of October, 2015, two brothers of
Meydan TV editor Gunel Movlud, who is living
in Georgia, were arrested.
Raji and Vekil Imanov have also been
accused of narcotics offences and placed in
pre-trial custody for four and three months,
respectively.

13. Shirin Abbasov
Journalist Shirin Abbasov
has been arrested and a
dozen others detained and
questioned in Azerbaijan as
part of a widening crackdown
focusing on the online news
service Meydan TV

14. Overnight on September 19-20 2015, three
Azerbaijani journalists were detained after flying
into Baku airport.
Ayten Farhadova, Sevinj Vagifgizi and Izolda
Agaeva were taken to the same organised crime
department as Abbasov.

15. Afgan Mukhtarli
an Azerbaijani journalist living abroad

16. Investigative Journalism

18. Gündüz Ağayev
an Azerbaijani cartoonist living abroad
As a protest against injustice in his country he turned to cartoon
genre and faced strong pressure; he was sacked of all projects. After
constant pressure, in 2014 he left Azerbaijan.

19. Gündüz Ağayev drew his last series of cartoons in 2015.
In these series he depicted several politicians.

22. Columnists

23. Columnists

24. Columnists