Azerbaijan

July 06, 2026 18:33

• Participants of the conference in Shusha demanded that Russia recognize the genocide of the Circassians.

  Participants of the conference in Shusha called on Russia to recognize the genocide of the Circassians and to stop forcing representatives of ethnic minorities to participate in the military operation in Ukraine. The conference was organized by an organization created by the brother of two Azerbaijanis killed during a raid by security forces in Yekaterinburg.

July 06, 2026 09:06

• 46 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jebrail district.

  In the village of Shyukyrbeyli, 223 members of Azerbaijani families who left the Jebrail district during the Karabakh conflict returned today.

July 04, 2026 20:01

• Azerbaijani activist reported rights violations in the pre-trial detention center.

  The head of the Election Monitoring Alliance, Mamed Mamedzade, who is under arrest in Azerbaijan in the "NGO case," stated his rights in the pre-trial detention center. In his address, he complained about the lack of "live meetings" with his family, information isolation, and being transported in overcrowded police vans without ventilation in the summer heat. The defense reported signs of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

July 04, 2026 15:01

• The new composition of the court rejected the defense's motions in the case of Meydan TV.

  The trial of Meydan TV has resumed in the Baku Serious Crimes Court after a change in the composition of judges. The defendants reported procedural violations, the defense requested a mitigation of the preventive measure and drew attention to the health condition of the accused, but the court rejected these requests. The court also began a new judicial investigation and continued interrogations, including that of photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar, who denied any connection to Meydan TV.

July 03, 2026 16:19

• Kerimli's defense called the court's refusal to consider the complaint about the conditions of detention unfounded.

  The condition of the leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli, has worsened due to sleep disturbances. The defense filed a complaint about the conditions of detention, including restrictions on calls and access to information, but the court did not consider it.

July 03, 2026 15:20

• Another shipment of grain has been sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan.

  976 tons of wheat from Russia have been sent to Armenia via the territory of Azerbaijan.

July 02, 2026 23:58

• The lawyer met with the prisoner in solitary confinement, Nijdad Ibrahim.

  The activist Nijdad Ibrahim's defender managed to meet with him in the colony 26 days after he stopped communicating with his family. Ibrahim stated that he did not violate any rules and does not know the reasons for his placement in solitary confinement.

July 02, 2026 21:16

• Trade union activist Elvin Mustafaev has declared a hunger strike.

  Elvin Mustafaev, a trade union activist serving a sentence in correctional facility No. 17 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan, has been placed in a punishment cell; he has declared a hunger strike in protest against this decision. The actions of the correctional facility's administration are aimed at extending Mustafaev's prison term, his relatives believe.

July 02, 2026 09:13

• The appellate court mitigated the punishment of Azerbaijani activist Zaki.

  In Azerbaijan, the appellate court partially granted the appeal against the sentence of activist Zamin Zaki, reducing the prison term by 3 months. However, the defense disagrees with the upholding of the guilty verdict and intends to file a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court.

July 02, 2026 07:16

• The wife reported the loss of contact with the Azerbaijani activist in the colony.

  Activist Nijdad Ibrahim has not been in contact with his family for more than three weeks. The defense managed to confirm the transfer of the activist to a punishment cell, however, the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan did not clarify the reasons for the punishment.

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