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Ruslan Sidiki Sentenced to 29 Years: Military Sabotage or Terrorism, and the Debate over Prisoner-of-War Status
Rouslan Sidiki On May 23, 2025, a military court in Ryazan, Russia, sentenced Ruslan Sidiki, a 37-year-old Russian-Italian anarchist, to...
Jun 64 min read
State Repression Sparks Youth Uproar over 17-Year-Old Student’s Mysterious Death
Elgun İbrahimov On May 13, 2025, 17-year-old high-school student Elgun Ibrahimov was found severely injured in the courtyard of an...
Jun 55 min read
Araz Musayev Demands Arrest of Adil Aliyev Amid Power Struggle in Azerbaijan’s Combat Sports Federations
Araz Musayev Araz Musayev, president of the Azerbaijan Muay Thai Federation and nine-time world champion, was stabbed on May 28 in...
Jun 54 min read
Mass Political Dismissals in Georgian Civil Service Follow Pro-European Protests
In recent months, Georgia has witnessed a wave of dismissals targeting civil servants who publicly opposed the government’s decision to...
Jun 53 min read
Relatives in Kabardino-Balkaria Accuse Authorities of Fabricating Terrorism Cases Against Muslim Detainees
Relatives of dozens of Muslim men detained in overnight raids in Kabardino-Balkaria have filed formal complaints alleging that law...
Jun 53 min read
Azerbaijani Authorities Seek to Move Activist Elvin Mustafayev to Strict-Regime Prison After Hunger Strike
Elvin Mustafayev Azerbaijani authorities have filed a petition to transfer imprisoned civic activist Elvin Mustafayev to the...
Jun 52 min read
Haji Valiyev Taken to Psychiatric Hospital During Detention
Haji Valiyev Haji Valiyev, a participant in the Second Karabakh War and the imprisoned chairman of the “Young Veterans” Public Union, has...
May 112 min read
The European Parliament’s plenary session: Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov
Image provided for illustrative purposes. Image source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/press-room/20230414IPR80113/opening-of-17-...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
IRFS disappointed about Lionel Messi legitimizing the oppressive regime of Aliyev’s family.
While global leaders express growing concern and criticism over the intensifying human rights crackdown in Azerbaijan, which has reached...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
New List of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan – 331 People
Source: Turan News Agency On December 12, the Union for "Freedom for Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan" published an updated list of...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
2024 Human Rights Day - Climate Observers Partnership statement on situation in Azerbaijan
image: University of Minnesota Today, as we commemorate Human Rights Day, we honor the enduring legacy of the Universal Declaration of...
Dec 10, 20244 min read
Blinken met with civil society representatives of post-Soviet countries
Source: The news agency As part of the OSCE Foreign Ministerial Council meeting in Malta today, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met...
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Climate Observers Partnership Urges Full Release of Famil Khalilov
Head Image Source: Turan news agency Due to the sharp deterioration health of the disabled activist Famil Khalilov, on December 3, 2024...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
COP29 Briefing Highlights Alarming Press Conditions in Azerbaijan
Please find a briefing recording via the link On November 28, a critical briefing titled "Journalists and Media at COP29 in Azerbaijan"...
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Online Briefing on Journalists and Media at COP29 in Azerbaijan
Climate Observers Partnership, International Press Institute and Institute for Reporters` Freedom and Safety will hold an online briefing...
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’
Original source: Support the Guardian Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is...
Nov 25, 20244 min read
Eco-activists protest against failure to raise money at COP29
Original source: The news agency Turan On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries...
Nov 24, 20241 min read
Another action of activists at COP29 in defence of human rights
On 22 November, a group of international activists held a rally at COP29 in Baku under the slogan ‘Human rights are quietly dying!’ In...
Nov 22, 20241 min read
COP29 Lead Negotiator runs away from the comments on political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Baku, November 20th, 2024 – At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, many journalists, activists, and political actors have...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
International Activists Protest at COP29
On November 21, climate activists held a series of protests at the COP29 climate conference in Baku. The main themes of the protests...
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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