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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Human Rights July 22, 2026

RSF Calls for Urgent Medical Care and Release of Jailed Meydan TV Journalist Aytac Tapdig

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for urgent medical treatment and the release of imprisoned Meydan TV journalist Aytac Tapdig (Ahmadova), warning that her health is rapidly deteriorating...

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News July 22, 2026

Religious Prisoner Sent to Punishment Cell After Objecting to Alleged Beating of Inmate

Religious prisoner Mansur Valishov, who is being held at the Lankaran Penitentiary Complex, has been placed in a punishment cell, commonly known as “kars,” according to information provided...

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Human Rights July 22, 2026

Nearly 100 Political Prisoners Urge Azerbaijan’s Intellectuals to Speak Out Against Repression

Nearly 100 political prisoners in Azerbaijan have issued a joint public appeal calling on the country’s intellectuals, academics, university lecturers, writers, artists, healthcare professionals and educators to speak...

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Human Rights July 21, 2026

Journalism is not a crime! – New petition started demanding freedom for arrested journalists and blogers in Azerbaijan

An international petition calling for the immediate and unconditional release of 40 imprisoned journalists, bloggers, media workers and persons associated with media activity in Azerbaijan has been published...

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News July 20, 2026

Former Opposition Newspaper Employee on 18th Day of Dry Hunger Strike in Prison

Former Mukhalifat newspaper employee Yashar Agazade, who is serving his sentence at Correctional Facility No. 6 in Azerbaijan, has entered the 18th day of a dry hunger strike...

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News July 20, 2026

Exiled Azerbaijani Theatre Director Urges European Leaders Not to Ignore Political Arrests

Elmin Badalov, the exiled founder of Azerbaijan’s independent ADO Theatre, has published an open letter addressed to European institutions and political leaders, urging them not to remain silent...

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News July 18, 2026

Support Committee Says Pressure on Jailed Opposition Leader Ali Karimli Has Intensified

The committee defending the rights of imprisoned Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) chairman Ali Karimli says physical and psychological pressure against the opposition leader has intensified during his...

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News July 18, 2026

Wife of Jailed Azerbaijani Politician Azer Gasimli Faces Defamation and Insult Charges

On July 14, the Binagadi District Court recognized Samira Gasimli, the wife of imprisoned Azerbaijani politician and political psychologist Azer Gasimli, as a defendant in a criminal case...

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