Azerbaijan Sentences Exiled Critics to Jail

The Baku Grave Crimes Court recently finished the cases against some Azerbaijani journalists and activists who live outside the country. On January 14, Judge Nigar Imanova said that Sevinc Osmanqizi (Mirzayeva), Abid Gafarov, and Beydulla Manafov would each get eight...
Mehman Huseynov

Threats to Azerbaijani blogger Mehman Huseynov

In a recent interview with Meydan TV, Azerbaijani activist and journalist Mehman Huseynov revealed a disturbing campaign of sexual blackmail allegedly backed by the government, intended to silence his criticisms of the government. Huseynov claims the State Security Service (SSS) put...

Trial of Meydan TV Case Has Begun

A preparatory hearing in the Meydan TV case was held on December 12 at the Baku Court for Grave Crimes, chaired by Aytan Aliyeva. According to activist Kamran Mammadli, who was observing the proceedings, a large number of convoy guards lined...
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