police assaults minors in Azerbaijan

HRW: 'Azerbaijan steps up campaign targeting critics abroad'

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.

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