Azerbaijan

April 11, 2026 11:28

• Journalist Sadygov was denied a passport after being deported.

  Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov, who was deported from Georgia to his homeland, was denied a passport, citing a lack of military registration information.

April 11, 2026 09:31

• The Penitentiary Service has denied allegations of violence against a Meydan TV journalist.

  Pretrial detention facility staff did not use violence against Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service stated in response to a complaint from the detainee's relatives.

April 10, 2026 21:53

• Eight arrested Russians have been charged in Baku.

  Russian citizens detained in an operation involving the transit of drugs from Iran planned to sell the acquired substances in Baku, according to the indictment.

April 10, 2026 18:07

• The ECHR communicated the case regarding travel bans from Azerbaijan.

  The European Court of Human Rights has sent questions to the Azerbaijani authorities regarding complaints filed by 16 individuals alleging unlawful travel bans. The complaints were filed by journalists, civil society activists, and experts who are either witnesses or suspects in criminal cases.

April 09, 2026 15:08

• International organizations have demanded the release of Abzas Media journalists.

  International human rights organizations have criticized the decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, which upheld the sentences in the Abzas Media case against journalists, and called for the journalists' release.

April 08, 2026 23:57

• Analysts have assessed the rate of resettlement in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur.

  Despite the construction of roads, energy facilities, and housing in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur since the Second Karabakh War, the pace of resettlement is constrained by mine danger, a lack of jobs, and unresolved land use issues, analysts noted.

April 08, 2026 07:20

• An Azerbaijani man has been convicted of transferring money to terrorists.

  A Baku court sentenced Namig Nabiyev to 10.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of financing a terrorist organization. The defendant claimed he was collecting donations for peaceful causes.

April 07, 2026 22:52

• The Dagestan Ministry of Transport has advised motor carriers not to travel to Iran.

  A representative of the Dagestan government in Iran reported an extremely unfavorable situation for road transport operators in Iran.

April 07, 2026 15:55

• The ECHR found the ban on Ismayilova's departure from Azerbaijan to be a violation.

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ordered compensation for Khadija Ismayilova's unlawful ban on leaving Azerbaijan. The journalist's defense team called the ECHR decision an important precedent in disputes over travel restrictions.

April 07, 2026 12:54

• 33 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

  Today, 142 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend. The number of displaced persons returned to the city has reached 904.

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