HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN
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Azerbaijan: Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year Prison Term Culminates &8220;Travesty of a Trial Against Ethnic Armenian Leaders
February 17, 2026
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Azerbaijan: Arrest of Opposition Leader is Further Evidence of Consolidation of Authoritarian Practices
December 1, 2025
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Russia/Azerbaijan: Authorities Must Investigate Alleged Abuses Against Detainees Amid Tit for Tat Policing Operations
July 3, 2025
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Azerbaijan: Seven Journalists Sentenced in Latest Shocking Crackdown on Free Speech
June 20, 2025
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Azerbaijan: Jail Sentence Against Opposition Leader Tofig Yagublu Upheld in Sham Court Hearing
May 20, 2025
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Azerbaijan: Authorities Must Immediately Release Tofig Yagublu and Urgently Provide Medical Care as His Health Deteriorates
April 11, 2025
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Azerbaijan: Opposition Activist Tofig Yagublu Sentenced Following Sham Trial
March 10, 2025
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Azerbaijan: Authorities Must Ensure Fair Trial Rights of Ruben Vardanyan and Investigate Claims of Rights Violations
January 17, 2025
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On Human Rights, COP29 was Doomed from the Start
December 12, 2024
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Azerbaijan: Authorities Must Immediately Release Human Rights Defender Rufat Safarov
December 4, 2024
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COP29: States Must Press Azerbaijani Authorities to End Assault on Civil Society
October 8, 2024
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France/Azerbaijan: Killing of President Aliyev’s critic exposes failures to protect exiled activists
October 2, 2024