Emin Huseynov

Emin Rafiq oglu Huseynov (; born 4 December 1979) is an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist. He was the chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS). After he was forced into hiding to avoid arrest, Huseynov fled Azerbaijan and is in the process of attaining political asylum status in Switzerland.

Life and career Emin Huseynov was born on 4 December 1979 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He completed his education at Azerbaijan State University of Economics. From 2002 to 2005, he worked at the Turan Information Agency, a Baku-based news agency. In 2006, he became the founding member and chairman of the IRFS,

Repression and exile In 2008, Huseynov reported about the crackdown of peaceful rallies by Azerbaijani police. He was subsequently detained by the law authorities of Azerbaijan and beaten. Huseynov sustained injuries to the brain and was hospitalized. Due to this event, Huseynov continues to have health concerns.

International condemnation Several international organization expressed their condemnation and concern over Emin Huseynov's case including International Media Support, Council of Europe, International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), Article 19, Civil Rights Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Committee to Protect Journalists, and others. An OSCE representative, Dunja Mijatović, stated:

Gulnara Akhundova of International Media Support stated:

Support initiatives A support initiative for Emin Huseynov is launched by the Courage Foundation. The initiative is tasked to help support Emin Huseynov and to collect donations and funds to help him with his legal case.