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Arzu Geybulla, Azerbaijani columnist and writer, with a special focus in digital authoritarianism and its implications on human rights and press freedom in Azerbaijan. Arzu has written for Al Jazeera, Eurasianet, Foreign Policy Democracy Lab, CODA, Open Democracy, and Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, with a byline on CNN International. She is a regular contributor at IWPR, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, and Global Voices. In 2014, Arzu was featured on BBC 100 Women Changemakers. In 2019, Arzu …

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Fighting for fragile freedoms, online and off

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By Arzu Geybulla Verified
| Access Now
Arzu Geybulla became Co-Executive Director at Access Now in January 2026. Growing up, my world was shaped by the scarcity of the post-Soviet years and the rigid expectations of a patriarchal society. I was born and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan, a country marked by decades of systemic repression and persistent human rights violations. Witnessing my country consolidating into an authoritarian state gave me an early and sobering education about the cost of unchecked power.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan: dialogue or performance?

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By Arzu Geybullayeva, Arzu Geybulla Verified
| Global Voices Verified
Image by Arzu Geybullayeva, created using Canva Pro This article was first published by Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBC Transeuropa) on December 1, 2025. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement.
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The sentence demanded in the case of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is 2,430 years

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By Arzu Geybullayeva, Arzu Geybulla Verified
| Global Voices Verified
Image by Arzu Geybullayeva, created via Canva Pro. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's image is taken from a screenshot from a campaign video shared by Imamoglu's YouTube channel. On November 25, an Istanbul court accepted the indictment against jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The case will now proceed to trial; İmamoğlu has already spent close to eight months in detention. His indictment represents the most expansive set of charges ever brought against a municipal leader in Istanbul.
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