Azerbaijan

February 19, 2026 10:06

• The ECHR found the former Azerbaijani minister to be in violation.

  The European Court of Human Rights upheld the complaint of former Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Nijat Guliyev and ordered him to pay 4,000 euros in compensation.

February 19, 2026 09:08

• Arrested Meydan TV employees complain of violence in pretrial detention.

  Meydan TV journalists Aytaj Tapdyg, Aysel Umudova and Khayala Agayeva complained about the use of violence against them due to the publicity of the fact of the protocol about their violation of order in the courtroom and the refusal of the accused to testify.

February 18, 2026 11:59

• The ECHR found a violation of the rights of Azerbaijani human rights activist Safarov.

  The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Azerbaijani authorities to pay €4,000 to human rights activist Rufat Safarov for violating his right to a fair trial in 2016.

February 18, 2026 09:01

• Security forces considered the protest of Meydan TV journalists in the courtroom a violation.

  At a court hearing in Baku, journalists accused in the Meydan TV case protested against having their microphones turned off and being barred from their lawyers. Law enforcement officials issued a report for disturbing the peace.

February 17, 2026 21:53

• The prosecution has requested long sentences for members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals.

  The state prosecutor has requested a 23-year prison sentence for Shahin Shykhlinski, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, on charges of murder and attempted murder. For the other defendants, the prosecutor has requested sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years.

February 17, 2026 13:04

• Vardanyan's relatives criticized the Baku court's verdict.

  A Baku court found Ruben Vardanyan guilty of war crimes without evidence, but there was no hope of a fair trial, according to his relatives. Vardanyan headed the Karabakh government for several months during the blockade of the Lachin corridor.

February 17, 2026 11:07

• Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

  A Baku court has sentenced former Karabakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is accused of war crimes.

February 17, 2026 10:30

• Rufat Safarov called his criminal case retaliation for his human rights work.

  At a Baku court hearing, Rufat Safarov, head of the Defense Line, described his criminal prosecution as a politically motivated act in retaliation for his human rights work. A witness who testified at the hearing did not confirm the investigation's version of events.

February 17, 2026 07:32

• 120 Azerbaijani families returned to Agdam

  Today, members of 120 Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to the city of Aghdam.

February 16, 2026 22:42

• A Baku court has left Ali Karimli in custody.

  The Baku Court of Appeals rejected the appeal to extend the arrest of Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. The opposition politician released a statement denying the charges against him.

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