Azerbaijan

June 15, 2026 20:11

• Analysts have linked the persecution of Talysh activists to their struggle for rights.

  Despite the absence of formal discrimination based on nationality, activists and researchers working on the ethnic and cultural rights of national minorities in Azerbaijan often come under pressure from the authorities, according to human rights lawyer Samad Rahimli. Facebook* users have been actively discussing the status of the state language and the rights of national minorities.

June 15, 2026 15:05

• Russia shipped nearly 500 tons of wheat to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

  The cargo in seven wagons includes 490 tons of grain.

June 14, 2026 02:01

• 23 Azerbaijani citizens have been repatriated from Syria.

  The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported on the repatriation of seven women and 16 children from Syria.

June 13, 2026 08:33

• Alizamin Salaev's relatives complained about violations of his rights in prison.

  Prison administration placed Azerbaijan Popular Front Party activist Alizamin Salayev in solitary confinement after he complained about the lack of air conditioning in his cells, his relatives reported.

June 13, 2026 05:37

• Twelve displaced families have returned to two villages in the Khojavend district.

  Twelve Azerbaijani families who left during the Karabakh conflict returned to the villages of Gırmızı Bazar and Hadrut.

June 12, 2026 20:47

• Azerbaijani human rights activist Safarov has been sentenced to a long prison term.

  A Baku court sentenced human rights activist Rufat Safarov to eight years in prison. Activists considered Safarov's sentence retaliation for his human rights work, and his defense team intends to appeal the verdict.

June 11, 2026 20:53

• In court, Abilov called his persecution part of systemic discrimination against the Talysh people.

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upheld the conviction of Talysh cultural researcher Igbal Abilov. Abilov called the court's refusal to provide a Talysh interpreter, as well as the persecution itself, discrimination against the Talysh people. His defense intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.

June 11, 2026 08:02

• The opposition called the charges against Kerimli and Ibrahim politically motivated.

  A Baku court extended the pretrial detention of Mammad Ibrahim, an advisor to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, for another five months. Associates have alleged that the opposition figure's criminal prosecution is politically motivated.

June 10, 2026 16:57

• An Azerbaijani court has extended the arrest of Ali Karimli.

  A Baku court has extended the arrest of Ali Karimli, head of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, for another five months.

June 09, 2026 18:48

• Lawyer Gakhramanov called the criminal case persecution for his work.

  The preliminary investigation into the case of Azerbaijani lawyer Zabil Gahramanov has been completed, and he has been charged with four criminal offenses. Gahramanov denies all charges and believes he is being persecuted because of his professional activities.

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