Azerbaijani opposition

Azerbaijan jails peace activist for 15 years: "This isn’t just Bahruz’s arrest – it’s a portrait of the regime"

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 24, 2025

Bahruz Samadov stands accused of treason — a charge his lawyer says remains unproven

Police violence against minors in Azerbaijan: “Each was forced to pay a bribe”

Azerbaijan

June 24, 2025

In an audio recording released several days after the incident, one of the children can be clearly heard screaming in pain as police officers use obscene language

Abzas Media verdict: 59.5 years in jail for speaking the truth

Abzas Media case

June 20, 2025

Journalists and media staff from Abzas Media were convicted on spurious “smuggling” charges and handed prison sentences ranging from 7.5 years to 9 years

"There are no independent media in Azerbaijan, and no one left to report injustice" –Ulviyya Ali's letter from prison

Azerbaijan

June 04, 2025

“Four tragedies involving young people point to a systemic problem. But independent journalists are in prison, and no one is left to draw attention to it,” writes a well-known journalist arrested in the ‘Meydan TV case’.

Sexual harassment and brutality reported at Azerbaijan protest

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 03, 2025

Minors were among those detained during the protest over Elgün Ibragimov’s case.

Azerbaijan: 63 people detained at Justice for Elgun protest

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 02, 2025

It has been reported that all detainees had their phones confiscated, their passwords taken, social media accounts accessed, and fingerprints collected.

Mother of jailed Azerbaijani journalist: “Is my daughter supposed to die in prison?”

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 30, 2025

Since her detention, the journalist has been reporting serious health issues. She says the effects of the violence inflicted on her during the arrest persist.

Jailed Azerbaijani journalist: “I suspect violence caused more serious harm to my health”

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 27, 2025

Ulviyya Ali writes that the effects of the torture she endured during her detention have worsened: headaches, nausea, dizziness, and darkening of vision have become constant.

Azerbaijani activist Nijat Amiraslanov sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 24, 2025

According to his relatives, the incident occurred because he was distributing leaflets related to the school student who died under mysterious circumstances.

Being a journalist in Azerbaijan: the story of the detention of Ulviyya Ali, Voice of America reporter

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 22, 2025

He started punching me in the head. Every time I said “I don’t know,” he hit me. Then he said, “Bring the taser,” and threatened to rape me

Azerbaijani journalist Ahmad Mammadli detained, relatives report he was beaten

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 07, 2025

Yoldash Media founder is accused of stabbing, but wife says arrest is retaliation for his journalism

Journalist Ulviyya Ali detained: “Over 20 journalists are currently in prison, and I am one of them”

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 07, 2025

Journalist Ulviyya Ali (Guliyeva) was detained by officers of Baku’s Main Police Department during the night of 7 May as part of the “Meydan TV case,” and her home was searched.

"This may be the last time I address you": Tofiq Yagublu, 35 days into prison hunger strike

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 06, 2025

Tofiq Yagublu is on hunger strike in protest against his nine-year prison sentence. Yesterday, he bid farewell to his family.

Activist chains himself to Azerbaijani embassy fence in Berlin to save oppositionist Tofiq Yagublu – Video

Arrests in Azerbaijan

April 30, 2025

Activist Natig Mammadov: “After this action, I may no longer be able to return to Azerbaijan. But Tofig is ready to die for his beliefs. Can anything we do even compare to that?”

'Justice will prevail,' says father of activist accused of treason in Azerbaijan. VIDEO

Arrests in Azerbaijan

April 28, 2025

Igbal Abilov is a researcher of the Talysh language. His film Fragments has received international awards. He was detained by the State Security Service, faces years in prison, and firmly denies all charges.

Persecution in Georgia: Azerbaijani activist says he is in danger

Azerbaijan

April 18, 2025

Rising pressure on civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan — including arrests and threats — is affecting not only domestic activists but also those in exile.

Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadigov released from prison

Georgia

April 17, 2025

In August 2024, he was detained in Georgia at Azerbaijan's request for the purpose of extradition.

Azerbaijan: Grandmother supports grandson jailed for anti-war slogans – video

Arrests in Azerbaijan

April 16, 2025

Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at Charles University in Prague, political scientist, and anti-war activist, has been arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of high treason.

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