Azerbaijan human rights news

Meydan TV trial: 'Journalists arrested, but not those behind financial dealings'

Azerbaijan

July 06, 2026

The Meydan TV trial resumed after a three-month break before a new panel of judges and a new state prosecutor.

Azerbaijan’s hijab debate: Constitutional rights vs school restrictions

Azerbaijan

April 13, 2026

The practice of barring female students wearing the hijab from attending classes has once again resurfaced in Azerbaijani schools

Meydan TV trial in Azerbaijan: judge intervenes at mention of Heydar Aliyev’s name

Azerbaijan

April 05, 2026

At a hearing at Baku’s Serious Crimes Court, the defendants delivered free statements

Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: 'Cancel trial and let us be punished under Ilham Aliyev’s decree'

Azerbaijan

February 23, 2026

As in previous hearings, the trial was again marked by tensions between the journalists and the panel of judges.

Azerbaijan joins anti-organ trafficking convention: what it means and what to expect

Azerbaijan

February 18, 2026

Azerbaijan: parliament debates ratification of Council of Europe convention against human organ trafficking