Azerbaijan

October 08, 2026 20:08

• MEPs called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release political prisoners.

  The European Parliament called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release Ali Kerimli, Anar Mammadli, and other political prisoners, and the European Union to consider targeted sanctions in connection with human rights violations. The deputies also suggested taking the human rights situation into account when preparing the future partnership agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan. Against the backdrop of the tough rhetoric of the MEPs, no specific sanctions were proposed, analysts noted.

October 08, 2026 07:54

• The defense announced an appeal against the arrest of the Azerbaijani oppositionist.

  Allies called the administrative arrest of 20 days of the member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Anar Guseynov, politically motivated.

October 08, 2026 02:59

• Armenian oppositionist Danielyan was arrested due to publications on social media

  The founder of the political association "Adekvad" Arthur Danielyan was summoned for questioning regarding his publications on social media, and in the evening the court arrested him on charges of hooliganism.

October 07, 2026 21:12

• Activist Mehriban Ragimli was sentenced to a conditional term.

  The Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced former consultant of an international donor organization Mehriban Ragimli to 7.5 years of conditional imprisonment in a case of money laundering, abuse of office, and forgery. Ragimli stated that for 17 years she received official remuneration for expert work on civil society projects, while the investigation unjustly considered it as grants. The defense intends to appeal the verdict.

October 07, 2026 18:01

• Ali Kerimli was denied a transfer to house arrest.

  The court in Baku refused to release the leader of the opposition party Ali Kerimli from custody. The session took place under heightened security measures, and the politician's associates were not allowed into the court.

October 07, 2026 00:53

• Injured in Shaki, Ani Avetisyan underwent her first surgery.

  A resident of the Syunik village of Shaki, Ani Avetisyan, who was injured by a shot from an Azerbaijani serviceman, underwent her first surgery in Yerevan, and her condition is stable. Armenian public figures demand to find out how an armed Azerbaijani soldier penetrated the village.

October 06, 2026 19:28

• PNFA activist detained in Baku

  Member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Anar Guseynov (Arkiwan) was detained near his home in Baku; people in civilian clothes took the oppositionist away in an unknown direction. The party links the detention of the activist to his political activities.

October 06, 2026 16:31

• Pashinyan announced the opening of the border with Turkey

  In the near future, Armenia expects the opening of the border with Turkey, as well as railway communication with Azerbaijan, said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

October 06, 2026 15:32

• The new list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan includes 322 people.

  The new list of the Union "For the Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" includes 322 people who, according to human rights defenders, are persecuted by the authorities on fabricated charges.

October 06, 2026 13:36

• An Azerbaijani sailor died during a drone attack on the vessel in the Black Sea.

  The captain of the cargo ship "Royal Mamedov", a citizen of Azerbaijan, died during a drone attack on the vessel in the Black Sea. Another citizen of the country is missing, and three are hospitalized.

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