Member of the Bar Association Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Activist Fikrat Jafarli, head of the Center for the Investigation of Torture, has been officially recognized as an accused person in a private criminal complaint filed by Elvin Aliyev, a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Bar Association and a practicing lawyer. The information was […]
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Court Rejects Extension Appeal of Detained Journalist in the Meydan TV Case On July 8, the Baku Court of Appeal reviewed the appeal filed against the extension of the pre-trial detention of journalist Ulviyya Ali (Guliyeva), who was arrested in connection with the Meydan TV case. The hearing was chaired by Judge Qadim Babayev, who
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Araz Aliyev, a founding member of the Third Republic Platform, has been barred from taking his ailing mother abroad for medical treatment. Aliyev shared the news himself, stating that on July 7, while attempting to travel with his mother to a foreign country for treatment, he was informed at the airport that a travel ban
The appeal filed by journalist Aysel Umudova—one of the detained reporters in the “Meydan TV case”—against the extension of her pretrial detention has been rejected. On July 7, the Baku Court of Appeal, presided over by Judge Qədim Babayev, reviewed Umudova’s complaint and ruled against her petition. On June 24, the detention period of several
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Tofiq Yaqublu, member of Musavat Party and the National Council of Democratic Forces, writes from prison: “Regime-appointed puppets-deputies, ‘experts’ and media personalities-are celebrating the closure of our land borders, citing the Israel‑Iran war as proof of President Aliyev’s foresight. This absurd and unjust decision has turned the lives of millions, including our diaspora in neighboring
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On July 2, it was reported that three detained journalists from “AbzasMedia” – Nargiz Absalamova, Elnara Gasimova, and Sevinc Vagifgizi – have begun a hunger strike in support of their imprisoned colleague Ulvi Hasanli. According to their relatives, the journalists are being subjected to inhumane treatment and alleged torture at Baku Pretrial Detention Facility No.
Prison and Restriction Sentences Handed Down for Demonstrators A court in Imishli has issued verdicts against individuals detained for protesting a fatal traffic accident involving the State Traffic Police (DYP), which resulted in the deaths of three children and serious injury to another person. On July 3, under the chairmanship of Judge Zaur Pirverdiyev, the
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has issued a statement expressing serious concern over reports of human rights violations and alleged torture against Ulvi Hasanli, the jailed director of AbzasMedia, who is currently on hunger strike in the Umbaki prison. According to the CPJ, the reports of mistreatment and legal violations against Hasanli raise serious
On July 2, 2025, the Baku Court of Appeal reviewed the appeals filed by journalists Nurlan Qahramanli (Libre) and Khayala Agayeva against the extension of their pre-trial detention as part of the “Meydan TV case”. Nurlan Qahramanli’s case was presided over by Judge Emin Aliyev, and Khayala Agayeva’s case by Judge Ibrahim Ibrahimli. In both
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Reports from Russian media reveal unpaid taxes and raise questions about the Aliyev family’s undisclosed riches According to several Russian media outlets, a luxury villa located in the elite “Mayendorf Gardens” (Майендорфские сады) compound near Moscow — registered in the name of Heydar Aliyev Jr., son of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev — has accumulated nearly
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