Persecution of activists

October 16, 2025 13:36

• The ECHR found the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities to be a violation

  The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Azerbaijani presidential administration's ignoring of journalist Ramin Deko's requests, which were sent in 2012, constitutes obstruction of the journalist's professional activities.

October 15, 2025 16:01

• Ulviya Ali was denied access to her mother in the detention center

  Security forces in Baku prevented Ulviya Ali's mother from visiting her after she came to congratulate her on her birthday. Such restrictions are not common in Azerbaijan and could be seen as pressure on the journalist, the lawyer noted.

October 14, 2025 17:35

• Kavelashvili pardoned 70 convicts

  On the occasion of Svetitskhovloba holiday, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned 70 convicts.

October 13, 2025 23:00

• Nijad Ibrahim's family is worried about his condition on the 28th day of his hunger strike

  The health of activist Nijad Ibrahim, sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, has worsened as a result of a prolonged hunger strike. 

October 11, 2025 15:49

• Professor Chakhunashvili was released in Tbilisi after posting bail

  Giorgi Chakhunashvili, who was one of 46 people detained in connection with the Tbilisi riots, was released from custody after paying bail.

October 10, 2025 13:41

• Russia has demanded the extradition of a Moscow activist from Armenia

  Russian citizen Liliya Manyukhina, convicted after posting anti-war leaflets in Moscow, has been arrested in Armenia. Human rights activists in Russia consider Manyukhina a political prisoner.

October 08, 2025 16:42

• The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has approached 400

  The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, compiled by human rights activists, includes 392 individuals. Over the past four months, 17 people have been added to the list. The list's authors identified the active persecution of women for political reasons as a new trend.

October 08, 2025 14:31

• The person who ordered the murder of Anna Politkovskaya has remained unpunished for 19 years

  Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg today laid flowers at the grave of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Novaya Gazeta office, and a memorial to the victims of repression. Some of those convicted in her murder have already been released, but the mastermind behind the attack remains unconvicted, Politkovskaya's colleagues recalled on the 19th anniversary of her death.

October 07, 2025 17:54

• A participant in a protest in Yerevan has been taken into custody

  Arsen Ghukasyan was arrested on charges of hooliganism during a protest by relatives of soldiers missing in action during the Karabakh war. The second detainee, Apijan Sargsyan, was released on bail.

October 07, 2025 15:25

• Azerbaijani animal rights activist Mirzoyev has been arrested for two months

  An Azerbaijani court sentenced Elkhan Mirzoyev to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of drug possession. The animal rights activist denied the charges.

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