Azerbaijan

September 26, 2026 11:42

• The court in Baku appointed an examination in the case of Samira Gasymly regarding defamation.

  The Binagadi District Court appointed a linguistic examination in the case against the wife of political scientist Azer Gasymly, Samira Gasymly, regarding defamation and postponed the review of materials until the results are received.

September 26, 2026 05:50

• Three residents of Azerbaijan are accused of collaborating with foreign intelligence services.

  The trial of Edik Israfilov, Amid Mamedov, and Nurlan Safarov has begun in Baku, who are accused of collaborating with foreign intelligence services for terrorist and subversive purposes.

September 25, 2026 20:51

• Shiite theologian Abgyul Suleymanov was arrested after criticizing the ban on hijabs in schools.

  In Baku, Shiite theologian Abgyul Suleymanov has been arrested for 30 days, his relatives reported. The detention occurred after the theologian criticized on social media the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, which effectively legalized the ban on wearing hijabs in schools.

September 25, 2026 18:23

• The court upheld the sentence of researcher Bahruz Samadov.

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upheld the 15-year sentence of political scientist and anti-war activist Bahruz Samadov in the case of treason. In protest against the court's decision, Samadov cut himself during the break. The defense will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

September 25, 2026 16:44

• Gazprom announced the resumption of supplies to Armenia against the backdrop of rhetoric about purchasing fuel from other countries.

  The supply of natural gas to Armenia from the Russian Federation has resumed after a 10-day repair on the gas pipeline. Russian gas is significantly cheaper for Armenia than purchasing fuel from other countries, said the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation in response to a statement by an Armenian politician that the country would buy gas "from everywhere it is possible."

September 25, 2026 09:44

• The unblocking of communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the search for missing persons were discussed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

  The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, stated that an agreement has been reached on cooperation with Azerbaijan regarding the fate of the missing persons. The foreign ministers of both countries discussed the unblocking of communications and trade.

September 24, 2026 07:52

• Human rights defenders called for an assessment of Azerbaijan's compliance with its obligations to the Council of Europe.

  Five Azerbaijani human rights organizations in exile appealed to the Council of Europe to assess the human rights situation in the country and respond to Baku's statements about a possible exit from the organization. Human rights defenders noted that compromises made to maintain dialogue with Baku should not lead to the dilution of key standards of the Council of Europe.

September 24, 2026 03:55

• Aliyev pardoned the convicted Frenchman Martin Ryan

  The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, signed a decree pardoning French citizen Martin Ryan, who was convicted in Baku on charges of espionage. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed this decision.

September 24, 2026 00:59

• Pashinyan's associates left the hearings on the problems of refugees from Karabakh

  Deputies from the ruling party "Civil Contract" and members of the Armenian government left the parliamentary hearings on the problems of forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh. The reason was the mention of positions held by invited participants in the structures of the unrecognized republic.

September 23, 2026 23:02

• The discussion about the reasons for the exodus of the Armenian population of Karabakh unfolded on social media.

  The Armenian population of Karabakh was forced to leave their homes, a number of social media users indicated. Their opponents believe that the mass resettlement to Armenia was voluntary. Despite the measures ordered by the International Court of Justice in the case of "Armenia v. Azerbaijan" regarding protective measures and the right of refugees to return, similar rulings have not led to real results, and the court itself lacks a mechanism for enforcing its decisions.

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