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(This is an excerpted opinion piece written by jailed journalist Ulviyya Ali and shared from prison with JAMnews.) In a deeply personal letter from detention, journalist and political prisoner Ulviyya Ali reflects on the pervasive injustice in Azerbaijan—particularly the systemic violence and indifference toward the most vulnerable. Although she has been in prison for less

In a powerful letter from prison, opposition politician and National Council member Tofiq Yaqublu denounces the total collapse of the rule of law in Azerbaijan and warns that the regime’s growing repression is a sign of fear, not strength. Yaqublu writes that Azerbaijan’s law enforcement and judicial systems no longer function according to the law:

Ali Zeynal, a detained member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives and one of the defendants in the “Toplum TV case”, has addressed an open letter to Azerbaijan’s Minister of Justice, Farid Ahmadov. In his letter, Zeynal denounces unsanitary conditions, official negligence, and retaliation at Baku Detention Facility No. 1 (Kurdakhani Prison), where he is

Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the “Workers’ Table” Trade Union Confederation, has reportedly been held in solitary confinement (punishment cell) for nearly a month. His family and lawyer have raised serious concerns about his health and are demanding his immediate release from the cell.According to his father, Elvin was first placed in the punishment cell

The Baku Serious Crimes Court has held another hearing in the “Toplum TV case,” presided over by Judge Azər Tağıyev. The indictment was read for Toplum TV journalist Müşfiq Cabbar, Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI) staff members Əli Zeynal and Ramil Babayev, and Third Republic Platform founding member Ruslan İzzətli. The next hearing is scheduled