Azerbaijan

January 28, 2026 08:15

• 20 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu

  Today, members of 20 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.

January 28, 2026 01:56

• The ECHR ruled that the case against Khadija Ismayilova constituted persecution for her journalistic activities.

  The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the criminal prosecution of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova in 2014-2015 was unlawful and ordered her to be paid 16,000 euros in compensation.

January 27, 2026 20:17

• Meydan TV: Actor and blogger Akhmed Akhmedov died after being detained by security forces.

  Azerbaijani actor Akhmed Akhmedov, known for his critical writings about the country's authorities, spent several days in a Baku police station and died.

January 27, 2026 18:08

• The sentence for Azerbaijani activist Orujov has been confirmed.

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan rejected activist Mohyaddin Orujov's appeal, upholding his three-year sentence in a drug case. His defense intends to appeal the conviction to the ECHR.

January 27, 2026 13:53

• The victim's testimony strengthened the defense's case that Safarov was innocent.

  At the court hearing of Azerbaijani human rights activist Rufat Safarov, the victim admitted that he had not undergone a medical examination, despite the investigation file containing a medical report. The victim's testimony further confirmed the theory that the case was fabricated and Safarov's innocence.

January 27, 2026 11:54

• Suspects in terrorist plot arrested in Azerbaijan

  Three Azerbaijani residents have been taken into custody; according to investigators, they were preparing a terrorist attack on a foreign embassy in Baku.

January 27, 2026 08:56

• 20 Azerbaijani families have returned to the village of Mammadbeyli.

  Today, members of 20 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Mamedbeyli in the Zangilan region.

January 26, 2026 15:05

• Azerbaijani analysts criticized amendments to information legislation

  The wording of the law on insulting public morality and obvious disrespect for society is not clearly defined, which opens up space for arbitrary interpretation by law enforcement and regulatory authorities.

January 24, 2026 21:35

• The Popular Front Party (PFPA) announced the arrest of two activists for comments on social media.

  Two activists from the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan have been arrested under administrative law. The party called the arrests for social media comments politically motivated.

January 24, 2026 01:45

• Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

  In a statement about 11 displaced persons, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs referred to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory. Karabakh refugees called the official's language unacceptable to the forcibly displaced persons.

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