Azerbaijan

May 23, 2026 11:22

• Azerbaijani opposition figure convicted in fraud case

  A Baku court sentenced Anar Asadli, chairman of the disbanded Elevation Party, to 4.5 years in prison for fraudulently embezzling money from four people.

May 23, 2026 08:27

• 17 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

  Sixty-five members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend. They were given keys to their apartments and warned about the mine danger.

May 22, 2026 17:16

• Judges left the courtroom after the defendant in the Meydan TV case criticized the authorities.

  At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, a hearing on the Meydan TV case was disrupted after journalist Khayala Agayeva spoke out, declaring that the persecution of the publication’s employees was politically motivated and recalling corruption scandals involving Azerbaijani politicians.

May 22, 2026 01:38

• The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upheld the sentence of Bahruz Samedov.

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal against researcher Bahruz Samedov's conviction. The political scientist's defense team plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

May 21, 2026 13:41

• Overcrowding in Azerbaijan's prisons is linked to harsh court decisions.

  Azerbaijan is among the Council of Europe countries with one of the highest prison population ratios, and prison occupancy rates are close to critical, according to the Council's annual report "Prisons and Prisoners in Europe" for 2025. Harsh court decisions and a virtually non-functioning parole system lead to prison overcrowding, human rights activists noted.

May 21, 2026 08:49

• Azerbaijani activist Mustafayev complained of beatings in prison.

  Trade union activist Elvin Mustafayev reported being beaten in prison after his request for parole was denied.

May 21, 2026 05:53

• A native of Azerbaijan was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for financing terrorism.

  The Southern District Military Court sentenced a native of Azerbaijan to a long prison term, finding him guilty of financing militants.

May 20, 2026 19:29

• Babali and Gasimov ended their hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison colony.

  Imprisoned investigative journalist Hafiz Babali and economist Fazil Gasimov have ended their hunger strike, believing it has partially achieved its goals.

May 19, 2026 21:29

• The defense demands that the preventive measure for lawyer Gakhramanov be softened.

  Lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov's pretrial detention has been extended for the third time. His defense has appealed the decision and is insisting on changing his pretrial detention measure.

May 19, 2026 19:58

• The diplomat named the conditions for opening Armenia's borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

  Armenia's land borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan will open after elections and a constitutional referendum, when territorial claims against neighbors are removed from the country's constitution, an Azerbaijani diplomat stated.

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