Persecution of activists

April 15, 2025 22:13

• Pre-planned nature is distinctive feature of attack on journalist Khoroshilov

  The actions of the man who attacked Igor Khoroshilov, a Rostov journalist, were prepared in advance, which excludes any spontaneous conflict. At the same time, the absence of direct proofs of links of the attack with Igor’s professional activities will allow law enforcers to treat the incident as a domestic conflict, lawyers have pointed out.

April 14, 2025 23:49

• Rights defenders alarmed by deterioration of Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu’s health state during his hunger strike

  The “Amnesty International” human rights organization has called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release and provide medical care to convicted oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, whose health state has deteriorated during his hunger strike.

April 14, 2025 22:16

• Rostov journalist reports attack

  Igor Khoroshilov, a journalist, was attacked in Rostov-on-Don. According to his story, the attacker was wearing a mask, sprayed him with a can and hit him several times.

April 11, 2025 23:40

• In Azerbaijan, number of those charged within case of grants for NGO activists reaches 10

  In Azerbaijan, four other activists have been charged in the case of receiving grants. Akhmed Mamedzade has been taken into custody, Aitadj Agazade has been arrested in absentia, and Galib Bairamov and Nargiz Mukhtarova have been placed under police surveillance. The number of case figurants has reached 10.

April 11, 2025 21:17

• Rights defenders launch fundraising for Azeri arrested journalists

  A charity campaign to raise funds in support of 38 Azerbaijani journalists, media workers and activists arrested for criticizing the government is timed to coincide with the World Press Freedom Day. The funds raised will be equally distributed among all those arrested.

April 08, 2025 23:16

• Azerbaijan: inmates react with hunger strike to believer’s detention

  In Azerbaijan, 18 prisoners are holding a hunger strike in protest against the detention of Khayalya Gurbanova, a believer from the village of Mashtaga, who was pressured by the police. The hunger strikers are demanding apologies from policemen, while the Azeri Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) denies Gurbanova's detention.

April 07, 2025 23:48

• RwB demand release of Sevindj Vagifgyzy

  The international organization “Reporters without Borders” (RwB) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop the criminal prosecution of the editor-in-chief of the “Abzas Media” and her colleagues.

April 03, 2025 23:55

• During hunger strike, health condition of Azeri oppositionist Tofig Yagublu worsened

  On the third day of his hunger strike, the health condition of Tofig Yagublu, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, sentenced to nine years in prison, has worsened, but he rejected his advocates' offer to stop his hunger strike.

March 31, 2025 22:55

• Activist Akhmed Mamedli banned leaving Azerbaijan

  Azeri border guards prevented Akhmed Mamedli, an activist, from leaving the country, detaining him at the Baku Airport. They cited the ban issued by the country’s General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), and the activist has claimed the ban was unjustified.

March 19, 2025 22:24

• Georgian journalist Amaglobeli fined for insulting policeman

  A judge has obliged Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” outlets, to pay a fine within an administrative case of insulting a police officer. At the hearing on the criminal case of the attack on the police officer, the journalist's defence demanded to challenge the judge, but the motion was dismissed.

All news