News
August 15, 2026
“Does the People Deserve This?”
“People deserve this”? “This is still too good for these people,” “We are a nation that deserves to perish,” “What is wrong with people? They are getting what...
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Human Rights
August 10, 2026
Jailed Hurriyyet TV Editor Reportedly Needs Urgent Surgery as Treatment Is Cut Short
The medical treatment of jailed Hurriyyet TV editor-in-chief Vugar Mammadov has reportedly been interrupted, with the journalist transferred back to the Baku Detention Center despite doctors recommending urgent...
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News
August 8, 2026
PACE MP Ivan Račan: Azerbaijan Is Testing How Much “Legal Nihilism” Europe Will Tolerate
PACE member Ivan Račan has called for coordinated legal and political pressure on Azerbaijan, targeted accountability measures against officials involved in political repression, and the immediate release of...
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Human Rights
July 28, 2026
International Journalist Federations Condemn Toplum TV Verdicts and Demand Immediate Releases
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have condemned the prison sentences handed down in the Toplum TV case and called for...
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News
July 27, 2026
Statement of the National Council on the Detention of Popular Front Party Member Bahruz Hasanli in Ukraine
The National Council of Democratic Forces is deeply concerned by the detention of Bahruz Hasanli, who has been living in political exile in Ukraine, and strongly condemns this...
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Human Rights
July 27, 2026
Toplum TV Journalists and Civil Society Figures Receive Prison Sentences of up to 15 Years
The Baku Court for Grave Crimes on July 27 sentenced nine defendants in the Toplum TV case to lengthy prison terms after finding them guilty on multiple criminal...
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News
July 27, 2026
Tofig Yagublu Says Prisoners at Correctional Facility No. 17 Are Without Water and Electricity
Imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition politician Tofig Yagublu says Correctional Facility No. 17 has been left with almost no electricity for a week and is now also experiencing a disruption...
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News
July 27, 2026
Prosecutor Seeks 14-Year Sentence for Election Monitor Anar Mammadli
A state prosecutor has asked a Baku court to sentence prominent election monitor Anar Mammadli to 14 years in prison and civic activist Anar Abdulla to 13 years....
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News
July 24, 2026
Frozen Rights
Earlier this year, while undergoing treatment at a rehabilitation center, I discovered that despite the freezing winter weather, the heating system simply wasn’t working. The corridors felt no...
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Human Rights
July 24, 2026
“Able-bodied people have so many problems already. What more do you want?”
In Azerbaijan, it is almost impossible to discuss the rights, daily struggles, or social barriers faced by people with disabilities without hearing some version of this remark. At...
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News
Current developments and verified updates.
August 15, 2026
“Does the People Deserve This?”
“People deserve this”? “This is still too good for these people,” “We are a nation that deserves to perish,” “What is wrong...
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August 10, 2026
Jailed Hurriyyet TV Editor Reportedly Needs Urgent Surgery as Treatment Is Cut Short
The medical treatment of jailed Hurriyyet TV editor-in-chief Vugar Mammadov has reportedly been interrupted, with the journalist transferred back to the Baku...
Read More →
August 8, 2026
PACE MP Ivan Račan: Azerbaijan Is Testing How Much “Legal Nihilism” Europe Will Tolerate
PACE member Ivan Račan has called for coordinated legal and political pressure on Azerbaijan, targeted accountability measures against officials involved in political...
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Reports
Research-led briefings, monitoring notes, and documentation.
June 7, 2026
Azerbaijan Popular Parliament released the report on “Transnational Repression – Azerbaijan”
Atakhan Vali Abilov is a lawyer. From 1991 to 1997, he worked as a lecturer at Baku State University. Between 1997 and...
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May 14, 2026
US Reportedly Explores Grand Bargain Linking Political Prisoners to Section 907
According to sources cited by Turan Information Agency Washington is exploring a diplomatic framework that would tie the release of political prisoners...
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May 14, 2026
Updated List Shows 328 Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan
The Working Group on Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan has updated its registry to include 328 individuals as of May 2026. The list...
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Human Rights
Cases, institutions, public accountability, and civic rights.
August 10, 2026
Jailed Hurriyyet TV Editor Reportedly Needs Urgent Surgery as Treatment Is Cut Short
The medical treatment of jailed Hurriyyet TV editor-in-chief Vugar Mammadov has reportedly been interrupted, with the journalist transferred back to the Baku...
Read More →
July 28, 2026
International Journalist Federations Condemn Toplum TV Verdicts and Demand Immediate Releases
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have condemned the prison sentences handed down in the...
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July 27, 2026
Toplum TV Journalists and Civil Society Figures Receive Prison Sentences of up to 15 Years
The Baku Court for Grave Crimes on July 27 sentenced nine defendants in the Toplum TV case to lengthy prison terms after...
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Opinion/Think Tank
Analysis, commentary, and regional political context.
June 12, 2026
“Together We Are Strong” — A Call to Keep Our Voices Alive
I am writing these lines today not only as a journalist, but as a person who has spent years witnessing painful and...
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June 11, 2026
From Trials in Absentia to NO-ID Journalism: An Anonymous Journalism Model Against Transnational Repression
The statement published by Human Rights Watch on June 10, 2026, shows that the situation around freedom of expression in Azerbaijan is...
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June 10, 2026
From Soviet Power to Family Rule: Azerbaijan’s Unique Authoritarian Model in the Post-Soviet Space
Kamran Nasirli tries such as Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine have maintained democratic processes, but their systems remain fragile and are often...
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