Azadliq newspaper’s distribution director Faig Amirli, who has been held in pre-trial detention since August 2016 is unable to consume food. Amirli’s stomach ulcer, which he has been suffering from for a while, has worsened after he was arrested, his...

Blogger Rashad Ramazanov, who was arrested on 9 May 2013, charged under Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 9 years in jail by Baku Grave Crimes Court on 14 November, has recently been put in solitary confinement...

On 23 January two supporters of Muslim Union Movement's Taleh Bagirzade were reported missing the day before they will announce the court judgment on the defendants in the Nardaran case. According to Nardaran residents, these two supporters are journalist Rovshan...

On 23 January, Baku Military Court chaired by Judge Habib Hasanov held a hearing on the criminal case of four men: former head of the General Directorate for Energy and Transport Security/ MNS Major General Akif Chovdarov, former chairman of...

On 23 January, Baku Grave Crimes Court chaired by Judge Ahmad Guliyev held a preliminary hearing on the criminal case of Chairman of the Council of Elders of Nardaran Natig Karimov and Former Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan Islamic Party Ingilab...

23 January the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS), in cooperation with Strasbourg-based Azerbaijani activists, organised a protest outside the Palace of Europe. The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg France is the home of the Council of Europe. The...