Azerbaijan

January 05, 2026 22:47

• An Azerbaijani family in the Urals was subjected to harassment after receiving a gift from the district head.

  A large family of ethnic Azerbaijanis was subjected to harassment on social media after the Yekaterinburg district head presented gifts to the children, staging a "Wish Tree" (Yolaniy) party. The head of the family subsequently asked officials to take back the gifts.

January 05, 2026 11:57

• Azerbaijani opposition leader Ashurov ended his hunger strike in prison.

  Convicted Azerbaijani opposition figure Samir Ashurov has ended his hunger strike, which he had been conducting in protest against beatings by prison staff.

January 04, 2026 04:12

• An Armenian skier was fined for covering up the "Azerbaijan" sign on his suit.

  The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has fined Armenian athlete Mikael Mikaelyan for covering the word "Azerbaijan" on his suit with tape during the Tour de Ski.

January 03, 2026 06:13

• An Azerbaijani citizen was detained in Montenegro.

  Detained Azerbaijani citizen Ramil Mensimov is wanted by Interpol and is accused of embezzlement.

January 02, 2026 18:09

• Users placed the beating of detainees in Baku in the context of human rights violations in Azerbaijan.

  Azerbaijani Facebook* users emphasized that security forces' violence against detained nightclub patrons in Baku is unacceptable and violates the law and human rights. A significant number of users in the discussion also used hate speech against members of the LGBT** community.

December 31, 2025 05:41

• Researchers report non-combat casualties in Azerbaijan's security forces

  The Caspian Institute of Military Studies reported that 42 people died in non-combat situations, irreparable losses in Azerbaijan's security forces in the past year.

December 31, 2025 01:50

• A verdict has been handed down for those involved in the torture of Caucasian nationals in a Saratov prison hospital.

  The court sentenced the defendants in the case of torture of people from the North Caucasus Federal District and the South Caucasus at a tuberculosis hospital in Saratov. Former hospital director Gatsenko was sentenced to 21 years, former convict Ananyev, who worked as an orderly, received a life sentence, and the others received sentences ranging from 12 to 22 years.

December 30, 2025 20:53

• LGBT* representatives reported beatings and humiliation following a security forces raid in Baku.

  In Baku, 106 people were detained during a police raid on the Labyrinth club, a gathering place for LGBT* people. According to eyewitnesses and those detained, police used violence, humiliated them, and threatened them.

December 30, 2025 15:50

• Azerbaijani activist Veliyev complained of pressure from security forces in the penal colony.

  Opposition activist Lachin Veliev, after participating in the creation of the "Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners," was transferred to another prison colony, where he was beaten and insulted by security forces.

December 30, 2025 08:36

• Samir Ashurov went on a hunger strike in a Baku prison colony.

  Convicted Azerbaijani opposition figure Samir Ashurov has gone on hunger strike after being assaulted by a prison administration official.

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