The father of imprisoned activist Möhyəddin Orucov, a member of the “İşçi Masası” movement, has had his vehicle confiscated by traffic police due to an alleged unpaid fine amounting to 40,800 AZN (approx. €21,800). Orucov’s family told Meydan TV that the incident occurred on June 17 while they were en route to visit him at […]
Tribunat analyzes detention conditions in the context of national and international law Recent concerns shared on social media about the conditions in Azerbaijan’s pre-trial detention centers and penitentiary institutions have sparked public debate. Information made public by detainees and prisoners suggests that sanitation levels in these facilities fall far short of standards compatible with human
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Doctor at detention center warns of serious health deterioration Ahmad Mammadli, a civic activist and founder of Yoldash Media, is at risk of losing his eyesight, according to a statement released by his Defense Committee. The committee reported that a doctor who examined Mammadli at the detention center warned that he could lose vision in
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Bahruz Samedov, a PhD candidate at Charles University in the Czech Republic who was accused of treason, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The verdict was delivered today by the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Earlier, on 20 June, during a previous hearing, the state prosecutor had requested a 16-year sentence for Samedov. On
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Today, a court hearing was held in the “Toplum TV case.” The remaining parts of the indictment were read for defendants Akif Qurbanov, Alesker Mammadli, Ruslan Izzetli, Ramil Babayev, Ali Zeynalov, Mushfig Jabbarov, Ilkin Amrahov, Farid Ismayilov, and Elmir Abbasov. During the hearing at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, presided over by Judge Azer Taghiyev,
A lawyer says that although Azerbaijan has mechanisms to hold police accountable for abuse, the law is not enforced effectively. Videos have circulated on social media allegedly showing teenagers subjected to police violence in Azerbaijan. On June 19, blogger Mehman Huseynov posted a video claiming that officers from Police Station No. 37 of the Khatai
On 20 June, during the final hearing of the “Abzas Media case,” Sevinc Vagifgizi (Abbasova), the imprisoned editor-in-chief of Abzas Media, delivered a powerful final statement before the court sentenced her to nine years in prison. Below is the full text of her statement: Independent journalism has always been a clandestine act in Azerbaijan —
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On 20 June 2025, the Baku Court of Serious Crimes handed down harsh prison sentences ranging from seven and a half to nine years to seven media workers affiliated with Abzas Media and Radio Free Europe. The charges — including “currency smuggling,” “money laundering,” “tax evasion,” and document forgery — have been widely denounced by
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On 20 June 2025, the Baku Serious Crimes Court handed down prison sentences ranging from seven to nine years to seven journalists in the so-called “Abzas Media case.” The ruling is widely condemned by media watchdogs, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), as a blatant attack on independent journalism in Azerbaijan. Among those sentenced are Sevinj
“He tried to hang himself; a fellow inmate saved him at the last moment” Bahruz Samedov, a peace activist currently in detention, attempted suicide in protest after the state prosecutor requested a 16-year prison sentence for him during a court hearing on June 20. His grandmother, Zibeyda Osmanova, told Meydan TV: “I visited Bahruz at
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