On 16 February, the European Court of Human Rights announced its new decision on Azerbaijan. The decision has been issued by 16 complaints of 11 applicants. In its decisions, the European Court has acknowledged the violation of the applicants’ right...

On 16 February, JAM.az website director, arrested journalist Fikrat Faramazoglu’s wife Faiga Nusrati informed the public about her husband’s health problems and prohibitions he has been facing in his place of detention. At a press conference held together with human rights...

On 16 February, Sarhad Aliyev, an internally displaced person residing in the region of Ismayilli, was sentenced to 30-day administrative imprisonment. Not long ago, Sarhad Aliyev strongly criticised President Ilham Aliyev on TuranTV. Sarhad Aliyev’s arrest was publicised by human rights...

On 16 February, the Supreme Court chaired by Judge Ingilab Nasirov considered investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s cassation appeal (a case regarding the legality of a ruling), lawyer Fariz Namazli has reported. The request sought to drop the ‘illegal business’ charge...

On 16 February, Baku Court of Appeal heard an appeal filed against Nasimi District Court’s decision refusing to release APFP Chairman Ali Karimli’s assistant, Azadliq newspaper’s distribution director Faig Amirli to house arrest. Faig Amirli attended the hearing, which was...

On 16 February, the Commission on Pardon Issues under the President of Azerbaijan held a meeting, Commission member and editor of 525th Newspaper Rashad Majid has said. According to Majid, the Commission has received nearly 800 applications, 150 of...

On 16 February, Azadliq newspaper editor Sujaddin Sharifov and employee Khayal Babayev were summoned to the Serious Crimes Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office. They were separately interrogated in connection with the criminal case launched against Azadliq financial director...

On 16 February, Meydan TV director Emin Milli posted information on Facebook about his life being in danger. The information reads as follows. “Since my recent speech about Ilham Aliyev in the European Parliament (got 300,000 views online), I have received information...