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Activist Samir Ashurov, detained on 19 April, denies the criminal charges brought against him. His lawyer Elchin Sadigov visited Ashurov today in Nizami district police headquarters in Baku. The activist …

The public association “Legal Education of Sumgayit Youth” appealed to the UN Human Rights Committee with a call to assist in the release of the head of this NGO, Elchin …

Civil activist Samir Ashurov, who was deported from Germany on March 29, was detained by the police the day before.  His wife Nurana Ashurova told Turan that her husband was …

PPFA activist Elkhan Aliyev was detained again on Monday on the expiration of his 30-day administrative arrest. On March 19, he was administratively arrested on charges of insubordination to police …

Founder and chief editor of regional news site “Cenub.az” Zahir Amanov was detained in Masalli district (236 km south of Baku) on 13 April. Amanov was detained in the editorial …

An annual report released by the State Department on Tuesday reflects significant human rights abuses in Azerbaijan – from unlawful and arbitrary killings, torture, degrading treatment by members of the …

Meta has released an Adversarial Threat Report detailing measures taken by the social media company to dismantle schemes of cyber espionage, coordinated inauthentic behavior, and other harms to public security. …

Today, activists of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party held a protest against Russian aggression in Ukraine. The action was planned in front of the Russian embassy in Baku, but …

Washington on Tuesday expressed its “encouragement” for peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including President Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan’s planned meeting on April 6 with European Council President …

New action plan of the Council of Europe for Azerbaijan for the 2022-2025 years was presented on April 5 in Baku at a ceremony attended by CE Secretary General Maria …