Reports

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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May 13, 2026

Ulviyya Ali qizi Quliyeva (Ulviyya Ali)

Ulviyya Ali qizi Quliyeva (Ulviyya Ali) – a freelance journalist Date of arrest: 6 May 2025 Charge: Article 206.3.2 (Smuggling, is moving...

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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

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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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