human rights in Azerbaijan

Rights activist in Azerbaijan arrested on fraud and hooliganism charges

Arrests in Azerbaijan

December 04, 2024

Rufat Safarov denies the charges, claiming his detention is linked to his human rights work.

Debates about human rights in Azerbaijan at COP29

COP29

November 19, 2024

International organizations debated human rights in Azerbaijan, with Council of Europe’s commissioner urging political prisoners' release

What is ethnic cleansing, and who carried it out in Karabakh? View from Baku

Azerbaijan

November 18, 2024

Experts maintain that, according to international law and politics, Azerbaijan did not engaged in ethnic cleansing.

Azerbaijan court upholds seizure of economist’s car in high-profile Abzas Media case

Arrests in Azerbaijan

November 05, 2024

A court in Azerbaijan upheld the seizure of economist Farid Mehralizade’s car in high-profile Abzas Media case

Azerbaijani activists complain of blackmail, harassment by authorities

June 17, 2020

One woman tried to commit suicide, another is being forced out of her village

Police break up protest against police brutality in Baku

Coronavirus

June 16, 2020

Several people have been detained

Displeased Azerbaijani citizens write letters to the president as the country awaits two more days of quarantine

Coronavirus

June 10, 2020

Last time, the weekend lockdown turned the people against the police

Police raids, aggression and depression: the weekend quarantine in Azerbaijan

Coronavirus

June 08, 2020

Residents of large cities were completely forbidden to leave their homes

Azerbaijani student activist arrested for 15 days after demanding semester tuition, exams be cancelled due to pandemic

Opposition in Azerbaijan

June 02, 2020

Students demanded cancellation of payment and exam for missed quarantine term

Azerbaijani opposition member arrested for the second time in six weeks

Opposition in Azerbaijan

May 26, 2020

The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party considers this a campaign of repression

Yet another bodyguard of opposition party leader arrested in Azerbaijan

Coronavirus

May 21, 2020

This is the second time this week

Azerbaijani opposition accused of financing terrorism. Party members consider this revenge by authorities

Opposition in Azerbaijan

May 19, 2020

Niyameddin Akhmedov faces up to 14 years in prison

Azerbaijan continues to argue about the role of a member of the opposition REAL party in parliament

Opposition in Azerbaijan

May 01, 2020

Opposition member Erkin Qadirli has joined the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, and social media users are wondering whether he’ll remain a ‘real opposition’ figure

Azerbaijan exonerates former political prisoner Ilgar Mammadov, drops all charges

Opposition in Azerbaijan

April 23, 2020

The authorities have finally complied with the judgment issued by the European Court of Human Rights in 2014

Azerbaijani opposition leader gets two years in prison

Opposition in Azerbaijan

April 21, 2020

Alizamin Salaev claims a police officer raped a girl

Azerbaijani opposition leader cut off from outside world, president again calls opposition ‘enemies of the people’

Opposition in Azerbaijan

April 15, 2020

Ali Karimli’s access to the Internet and phone has been blocked – another round of repressions against the background of the epidemic

Azerbaijan: wave of repression amidst quarantine regime continues

Coronavirus

April 09, 2020

An opposition member has been sentenced to 30 days, and activist’s apartment building has been surrounded by police

“New round of repression” has begun in Azerbaijan, says PACE

Coronavirus

March 26, 2020

MEPs are shocked by the statements of Ilham Aliyev, and human rights organizations demand that he release detained opposition members

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