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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Date Archive
Month: <span>June 2026</span>
June 12, 2026
Azerbaijani Human Rights Defender Rufat Safarov Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
Baku, June 12, 2026 — Azerbaijani human rights defender Rufat Safarov has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a case...
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June 12, 2026
30 Years After Joining UN Torture Convention, Azerbaijan Faces Scrutiny Over Prison Abuse Allegations
Baku — Thirty years after Azerbaijan joined the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,...
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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
Human Rights Watch: Azerbaijan uses in absentia trials against exiled critics
Berlin, June 10, 2026 — Human Rights Watch says Azerbaijani authorities are increasingly prosecuting and convicting government critics living abroad in absentia,...
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June 10, 2026
Netanyahu: Israel to Continue Decisive Actions Against Iran and Proxies
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will sustain its military and diplomatic operations against Iran and its...
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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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June 10, 2026
Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoner Crisis Exposes a Deepening Institutional Breakdown
Kamran Nasirli The issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has for decades remained one of the clearest indicators of the deep structural...
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June 10, 2026
The Regime Devours Its Own: Tyrannical State Cannibalizes Pro-Government Outlet Haqqin.az
BAKU — In a stark display of an authoritarian regime’s insatiable appetite for absolute control, the Azerbaijani government has orchestrated the hostile...
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June 10, 2026
Delayed Medical Care
BAKU — The health condition of Elkhan Aliyev, a political prisoner and member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party’s (APFP) Organization Department,...
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