Opposition in Azerbaijan

Snap parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled for September 1

Azerbaijan

June 28, 2024

The chairman of the opposition Musavat Party believes that a parliament formed under such conditions will not differ significantly from previous ones

Azerbaijani Parliament has requested early parliamentary elections from the president

Azerbaijan

June 21, 2024

The "ReAl" party is preparing to finalize the list of candidates for deputies in the coming days, while the chairman of the APFP is convinced that preparations are underway for "stealing the upcoming parliamentary elections from the people"

Azerbaijan. The oppositionist Gubad Ibadoghlu case investigation will extend for 13 months

Azerbaijan

May 22, 2024

The preventive measure of house arrest against the politician was changed to police supervision, and the electronic bracelet was removed from him.

"It felt like an open-air prison." Dozens of activists and journalists are barred from leaving Azerbaijan

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 09, 2024

In Azerbaijan, dozens of media representatives and civil society members have been banned from leaving the country over the last six months. According to lawyers, this is completely illegal

Azerbaijani dissident Gubad Ibadoglu has been released from prison and placed under house arrest

Opposition in Azerbaijan

April 22, 2024

The opposition politician and economist intend to seek the complete cessation of their criminal prosecution

Prominent Azerbaijani opposition figure remains under arrest

Azerbaijan

April 16, 2024

Tofiп Yagublu's pre-trial detention has been extended by 2 months, facing a potential imprisonment of up to 12 years

The European Court of Human Rights has considered 10 complaints from Azerbaijan

Arrests in Azerbaijan

March 16, 2024

According to the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights on six cases, the Azerbaijani authorities are required to pay 21,100 euros

In Azerbaijan, an opposition politician may face new charges

Arrests in Azerbaijan

February 28, 2024

New charges may be filed against Gubad Ibadoglu, a scholar-economist and opposition politician who was arrested in Azerbaijan last July

European Court to consider case of oppositionist arrested in Azerbaijan as a matter of urgency

Opposition in Azerbaijan

September 05, 2023

Red Cross are not allowed to visit detainee Gubad Ibadoglu

Released political prisoner fired from work in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

June 08, 2023

Azerbaijani political prisoner Abid Gafarov, who was released from prison last week, was fired from his job at an oil company

Oppositionist deported from Germany convicted in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

January 17, 2023

Jafar Mirzoev, like four other Azerbaijani citizens, was arrested on charges of drug trafficking

Two members of religious movement missing in Baku

Azerbaijan

December 02, 2022

Two members of the religious movement "Muslim Unity" have disappeared in Baku. Their family members have no information about where they are being held.

Azerbaijan softens requirements in draft law "On political parties"

Politics in Azerbaijan

November 22, 2022

The leaders of Azerbaijani opposition parties say that despite the changes, the bill is still reactionary

Journalist and lawyer arrested in Baku

Azerbaijan

September 12, 2022

The number one topic on Azerbaijani social networks for the third day going is the arrest of journalist Avaz Zeynalov and his lawyer Elchin Sadigov. The court handed down its verdict in the case on Sunday morning.

A vicious circle in Azerbaijan: electoral violations and belated decisions of the ECHR

Azerbaijan

January 10, 2022

According to opposition politicians, belated ECHR rulings on election violations in Azerbaijan are beneficial only to the country's authorities

Azerbaijani opposition demands the authorities to provide explanation on Pandora Papers

Azerbaijan

October 12, 2021

Azerbaijani opposition demands authorities to report on Pandora papers and сlaims that the dossier on President Aliyev may hamper foreign direct investment

Azerbaijani prisoner of conscience Bayram Mammadov found dead in Istanbul

Azerbaijan

May 05, 2021

In Istanbul, the body of former Azerbaijani political prisoner Bayram Mammadov was recovered from the water, the police are investigating the causes of death of the young activist

625 people pardoned in Azerbaijan, including 38 political prisoners

Azerbaijan

March 19, 2021

A decree on pardoning 625 convicts was signed. The list includes the names of 38 political prisoners

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