Politics - 2025
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A candidate in the municipal elections for the 23rd Nasimi-Sabail electoral district, activist Djamila Alisheva, has reported administrative barriers in conducting her campaign. She claims that the di...
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On January 15, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azel TV website, who had protested his extradition to Azerbaijan. Sadigov’s wife, Sevinj Sadigova...
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Jamil Hajiyev, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces, has reported continued pressure from the police. On January 10, during the trial of opposition figure Tofig Yagublu at the Baku Se...
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On January 15, the Yasamal District Court rejected the motion to change the detention measure for Azer Gasymly, the director of the Institute of Political Management, his lawyer, Agyl Laidj, to Turan....
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Two people were arrested in Baku for plotting a terrorist attack against the local Jewish community, Israeli media reporting citing the Azerbaijani State Security Service. The target of the assassina...
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The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has rejected the criticism of the US Embassy over the sentence of activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev to 10 years imprisonment.
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This report is jointly published by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan.
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On January 14, the Khatai District Court in Baku rejected the defense's request to transfer Meydan TV journalist Khayala Agaeva to house arrest, her lawyer, Nazim Musaev reported. According to the law...
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Moscow highly values the development of its relations with Baku, which are characterized by trust, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference on Tuesday. "As for Russian-Azer...
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Rusiya və Azərbaycan istənilən məsələni, o cümlədən Qazaxıstanın Aktau şəhəri yaxınlığında Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) şirkətinin təyyarəsilə baş vermiş qəza kontekstində məsələni həll edə bilər, Moskv...
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" has condemned the travel ban imposed on journalist Khanum Mustafayeva in Azerbaijan
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On January 14, the European Court of Human Rights announced a new ruling on cases from Azerbaijan related to violations of citizens' property rights. In particular, a verdict was issued in the case "I...
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday in a farewell foreign policy address mocked Russia's Vladimir Putin over the progress of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “When Putin invaded, he thought he’d conquer...
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The United States was deeply disappointed in the recent judgement against Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. We continue to urge Azerbaijan to adhere to its international obligations and commitments and to release th...
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Baku Court for Serious Crimes on 14 January completed the trial of Afiaddin Mammadov, head of the alternative trade union confederation ‘Workers’ Platform’. The court sentenced him to 8 years of impri...
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The year 2024 was marked by ‘increased repression and police brutality’ in Azerbaijan. This is stated in the annual report on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan by the human rights organisation...















