She was the first girl in her family to be imprisoned — not for a crime, but for daring to live freely. Truths I Didn’t Learn in 28 Years The first time I got a passport and came home, I saw my...

On May 22, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the “Workers’ Table” Trade Unions Confederation, and upheld the rulings of the lower courts. This was reported by his relatives. During the hearing, it was revealed...

The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), a major opposition force in the country, reported on May 22 that two of its activists have gone missing since May 20. The individuals are identified as Novruz Taghiyev, a member of the party’s...

On 21 May 2025, the Yasamal District Court reviewed a motion to replace the pre-trial detention of Azer Gasimli — the director of the Institute for Political Management and a jailed political figure — with house arrest. The judge denied...

It has been announced that Elvin Mustafayev, a detained member of the “Worker’s Desk” Trade Unions Confederation, has had his time in the punishment cell (“karser”) prolonged by an additional 10 days. This was stated by “Worker’s Desk.” According to the information,...

On May 20, 2025, the appeal against the sentence given to Tofiq Yaqublu, a detained member of the National Council and the Musavat Party, was reviewed at the Baku Court of Appeal. The court, presided over by Judge Zamin Ibrahimov,...

The lawyer of Haji Valiyev, chairman of the “Young Veterans” Public Union, who is currently held in Kurdakhani prison and whose condition is reported to be severe, has again applied to the court for his release under house arrest. Haji...

On May 20, another court session was held in the high-profile “AbzasMedia case,” during which the prosecutor requested prison sentences totaling 80 years for the accused journalists. At the hearing held at the Baku Serious Crimes Court and presided over by...

On May 20, the Lankaran Serious Crimes Court delivered a verdict against Iqbal Abilov, a researcher of Talysh history and editor-in-chief of the Talysh National Academy News journal, sentencing him to 18 years in prison. The court found the young scholar...

Imprisoned Scholar on Hunger Strike Over Legal Violations and Abuse ClaimsPublished: May 19, 2025 Fazil Gasimov, an Azerbaijani PhD student at Istanbul University who is imprisoned in Azerbaijan, is reported to have been on a hunger strike for 10 days. According...