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Detained Trade-Union Chair Mammadov Exposes Inhumane Jail Conditions
Afiaddin Mammadov Afiaddin Mammadov, chairperson of the “Workers’ Desk” Trade-Union Confederation, has been detained since 20 September...
May 30, 20252 min read
Education Institute Reverses and Refines Lyceum Admissions Policy After Public
After a week of controversy and protests, the Education Institute has dramatically revised its admissions policy for lyceums and...
May 29, 20253 min read
“I Refuse to Be Silenced”: Journalist Farid Mehralizade Speaks Out from Prison
Farid Mehralizade In a series of poignant letters smuggled out of prison, journalist Farid Mehralizade paints a grim picture of life...
May 29, 20252 min read
“Abzas Media” Awarded Special Prize by the European Press Prize
Foto: Leyla Mustafayeva In recognition of its courage under repression and its role in an unprecedented international collaboration,...
May 29, 20253 min read
3 Journalists Detained Without Charges in Kyrgyzstan’s Latest Media Repression
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained four individuals affiliated with Kloop , an independent media outlet renowned for its...
May 28, 20253 min read
The trial has begun on the criminal case against the head of the “Meclis.info” website Imran Aliyev, public activist Elgiz Gahraman and Tamella Musayeva.
On May 27, the trial, chaired by Judge Roman Alakbarli, at the Baku Grave Crimes Court, first clarified the profile information of the...
May 28, 20251 min read
Trial of Anar Mammadli and Anar Abdulla begins
Anar Mammadli and Anar Abdulla The trial of Anar Mammadli, the imprisoned chairman of the Center for Monitoring and Democracy Studies,...
May 28, 20251 min read
Ali Karimli: “My Bodyguard Was Handcuffed and Tortured for 13 Hours”
Ali Karimli and Novruz Taghiyev Ali Karimli, Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has reported that Novruz...
May 27, 20253 min read
AXCP Member Who Wrote "Stalin" on Aliyev’s Statue is on Hunger Strike in Prison
Elbeyi Karimli Elbeyi Karimli, a member of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP), has been on a hunger strike since May...
May 27, 20251 min read
Preparatory Hearing Held in the “Majlis Info” Case
Imran Aliyev On 27 May, the Baku Serious Crimes Court held a preparatory hearing for the “Majlis Info” case, in which Imran Aliyev has...
May 27, 20251 min read
Parent: "We've spent money on the child, cut from our own needs — how do we now tell them their admission process has been cancelled?"
Changes have been made to the admission process for several lyceums and gymnasiums located in Baku and various regions of the country —...
May 27, 20254 min read
Presidential Pardon Issued in Azerbaijan, but Political Prisoners Excluded Once Again
Ilham Aliyev On May 26, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan signed a decree pardoning 220 individuals ahead of the country's...
May 26, 20252 min read
Trial of Anar Mammadli and Anar Abdullayev Continues Amid Political Prisoner Allegations
Anar Mammadli The trial of Anar Mammadli, head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Education Center (SMDTM), who has been detained...
May 26, 20252 min read
Crackdown on Independent Media: Letters from Prison Highlight Unyielding Resolve
Alasgar Mammadli As Azerbaijan moves to consolidate its post-Karabakh sovereignty, the state’s pressure on independent media and civil...
May 26, 20255 min read
Imprisoned Journalist: “I Suspect That After the Violence, My Health Has Suffered More Serious Damage”
Ulviyya Ali Ulviyya Ali, a journalist arrested in connection with the “Meydan TV case,” has written from Baku Detention Facility No. 1,...
May 26, 20253 min read
Activist Nicat Amiraslanov Detained Over Elgun Ibrahimov Case: Torture Allegations, 15-Day Sentence
Nicat Amiraslanov Relatives suspect the incident is linked to his distribution of brochures about Elgun, who died under mysterious...
May 25, 20256 min read
PACE Rapporteur Calls for Release of Iqbal Abilov, Condemns His Sentencing
Iqbal Abilov Azadeh Rojhan, the Swedish member of parliament and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rapporteur on...
May 24, 20252 min read
Ahmad Mammadli’s Health Reportedly Deteriorating in Detention; Family and Rights Committee Raise Concerns
Ahmad Mammadli Ahmad Mammadli, a civic activist and founder of Yoldash Media who is currently in detention, is reportedly experiencing...
May 24, 20252 min read
Fazil Gasimov Says He Was Punished with Solitary Confinement for Hunger Strike: “They Put Me in a Punishment Cell and Torture Me”
Fazil Gasimov Fazil Gasimov, an Azerbaijani doctoral student at Istanbul University who has been imprisoned for nearly two years, says he...
May 24, 20253 min read
Sadly, the U.S. DOJ has terminated the investigation into corrupt deals between the Canadian company Bombardier and Azerbaijani government
Sadly, the U.S. DOJ has terminated the investigation into corrupt deals between the Canadian company Bombardier and Azerbaijani...
May 24, 20253 min read
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