Voices in Exile

On July 23, members of the Democratic Choice of Azerbaijan (DAS), a civil initiative formed by Azerbaijani political migrants in Germany, held a peaceful protest in front of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in the city of Nuremberg. The organizers informed Meydan TV that the demonstration aimed to draw international attention to […]

In a troubling escalation of digital repression, Azerbaijani human rights defender Elchin Mammad, currently living in exile in Germany, has had his Facebook account suspended — just days after losing control of his long-established X (formerly Twitter) profile. On July 17, Mammad received a notification from Facebook stating that his account was suspended due to

Azerbaijani political activist and refugee Azer Kazimov, currently residing in Sweden, was detained by Croatian border police while traveling to visit his son in Bosnia. According to his family, he was stopped at the Croatian-Bosnian border and taken away in a police vehicle after three hours of detention, with no official explanation provided. Kazimov was

In a disturbing incident that raises alarm over digital interference, Azerbaijani human rights defender Elchin Mammad, currently living in exile in Germany, has experienced the sudden disappearance of his established X (formerly Twitter) account, @ElchRights. The account, which was used to document human rights abuses in Azerbaijan and amplify the voices of political prisoners, appears

On July 11, a preliminary hearing was held at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes in the criminal case against Azerbaijani blogger and activist Qabil Mammadov, who currently lives in exile. The session, presided over by Judge Elnur Nuriyev, focused on verifying the defendant’s personal details. The main trial hearing has been scheduled for July