events in Azerbaijan

European Parliament resolution on Azerbaijan: 'Political prisoners must be released immediately'

Azerbaijan-EU

December 19, 2025

The document specifically highlights the arrests of academics, civil society activists, and opposition leaders.

What it could mean to place Azerbaijan’s internal troops under the president’s direct control

Azerbaijan

December 18, 2025

The opposition argues that this represents a dangerous expansion of presidential powers and could be used to suppress protests by force.

EU and Azerbaijan: human rights values overshadowed by energy geopolitics

Azerbaijan-EU

December 11, 2025

This article is based on data and findings from the report 'Neglecting Principles: The Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan – The European Union Prioritises Energy and Geopolitics'.

Azerbaijan’s subsidised flats sell out in seconds as public discontent grows

Azerbaijan

December 04, 2025

Although the sale was meant to run for several days, most buyers report system glitches and say they were unable to select a flat.

Another Azerbaijani diaspora leader arrested in Russia – what’s happening?

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 03, 2025

He was arrested on suspicion of fraud in a land sale transaction.

Interrogations in Azerbaijan: experts warn of government plan to crash opposition

Azerbaijan

December 01, 2025

Pro-government media link the arrest of the PFA chairman to the Ramiz Mehtiyev case

HRW: 'Azerbaijan steps up campaign targeting critics abroad'

Opposition in Azerbaijan

November 28, 2025

HRW notes that those targeted are being punished for criticizing human rights violations by the authorities, and there is no evidence linking them to any illegal activity.

Azerbaijan: violations in cosmetic procedures and oversight issues

Azerbaijan

November 17, 2025

A study found that unlicensed individuals without medical qualifications were performing various aesthetic surgical procedures

Collapse of old elite? How Ramiz Mehtiev’s arrest is changing Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

November 14, 2025

The event is seen as a key signal of a fundamental shift in both Azerbaijan’s internal political structure and its longstanding relationship with Moscow.

Letter from jailed Talysh researcher Igbal Abilov: 'Talysh language has been cornered'

Azerbaijan

October 29, 2025

He writes that to destroy a language, it is enough to erase it from all public spaces and isolate it from society.

Jailed Azerbaijani peace activist: 'They want to kill me'

Arrests in Azerbaijan

October 21, 2025

Peace activist Bahruz Samedov will spend a month and a half in solitary confinement in a correctional facility

London’s new strategy: sanctions on Russia and lifting the Caucasus arms embargo

Azerbaijan

October 17, 2025

At first glance, these decisions seem to concern different areas, but they can be seen as complementary elements of London’s geopolitical and security strategy

Ramiz Mehdiyev: From Azerbaijan’s ‘grey cardinal’ to house arrest

Azerbaijan

October 16, 2025

Ramiz Mehtiev has been placed under investigation over allegations of treason and an attempted seizure of power

Aliyev and Putin meet against backdrop of AZAL crash and PEACE Act bill

Azerbaijan-Russia

October 10, 2025

What did the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, whose relations have been in serious crisis in recent months, discuss — and what could this meeting signify?

PEACE Act or “Armenian lobby”? A bill has been introduced to US Congress to sanction Azerbaijan if it attacks Armenia

Azerbaijan-Armenia

October 09, 2025

Analysts in Baku note that the congressmen who initiated the bill have been observed over the years engaging in pro-Armenian lobbying in the United States

Opinion: “Europe’s ‘golden reserve’?” – Azerbaijan ousted from PACE but remains a strategic partner

Azerbaijan

October 03, 2025

The Italian president described Baku as a respected EU partner, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Azerbaijan the EU’s “golden reserve.”

US Senator Jeanne Shaheen writes letter to jailed journalist Ulviyya Ali

Azerbaijan

October 02, 2025

The senator called her release a personal priority and pledged to raise awareness of the case at the international level.

Ashura in Azerbaijan: women banned from crying, children barred from entering mosques

Azerbaijan

July 11, 2025

This year’s Ashura was marked by tight restrictions, with police reportedly telling worshippers that public mourning — including crying — was not allowed by the government

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