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 10, 2026

Azerbaijani Authorities Seek Three-Year Closed Prison Regime for Activist Nicad Ibrahim

Azerbaijani prison authorities are seeking to transfer imprisoned civic activist Nicad Ibrahim to a closed prison regime for three years. His wife,...

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July 10, 2026

Imprisoned Journalist Aytac Tapdig Describes Severe Breathing Problems and Poor Medical Care in Detention

Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Aytac Tapdig (Ahmadova) has written about the deterioration of her health and the conditions of medical care at the...

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July 10, 2026

Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Defends Reopened Case Against Journalist Afgan Sadigov

Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev has responded to an inquiry from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, concerning...

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July 10, 2026

Jailed Researcher Iqbal Abilov Moved to Punishment Cell Without Explanation

Ethnic researcher Iqbal Abilov has been transferred to a disciplinary punishment cell at Prison No. 12 in Azerbaijan, according to the Committee...

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July 10, 2026

Azerbaijan Expands Powers to Block Websites as Online Censorship Intensifies

The Azerbaijani parliament has approved legislative amendments that significantly expand the government’s authority to temporarily block internet resources before obtaining a court...

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July 9, 2026

Amnesty International Urges Azerbaijan to Revoke In Absentia Arrest Warrants Against Exiled Activists

Amnesty International has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to revoke in absentia arrest warrants issued against government critics, political activists and public...

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July 9, 2026

Azerbaijani Opposition Activist Sahib Mammadli Placed in Solitary Confinement, Starts Hunger Strike

Sahib Mammadli, head of the Dashkasan branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), has reportedly been placed in a disciplinary cell...

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July 9, 2026

Europe Moves Toward Alternatives to Prison, While Azerbaijan Ranks Second in Incarceration Rate

A new Council of Europe report based on the SPACE II survey shows that European countries are increasingly relying on alternatives to...

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