Azerbaijan

June 26, 2026 11:39

Kerimli's associates stated that the politician was being isolated from the media.
Ali Karimli, chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has limited access to information – his television and radio are turned off in his cell, he is not receiving newspapers, and he has been denied the right to make phone calls, according to his associates. The Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights expressed concern about Karimli's persecution and treatment.

June 26, 2026 03:40

The quarantine regime in Azerbaijan has been extended until October 1.
Azerbaijani authorities have extended the special quarantine regime, which closed land borders and was introduced in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, for another three months.

June 25, 2026 07:51

Detained Azerbaijani activist Huseynov charged with hooliganism
Religious activist Samid Huseynov has been detained in Azerbaijan. He is believed to have been charged and placed under arrest for petty hooliganism. His associates link his arrest to the upcoming Ashura Day of Mourning.

June 24, 2026 15:55

Armenian political scientists have identified those behind the publication of a fake story about the destruction of a Karabakh symbol.
Official Baku and the Armenian opposition extracted political benefits from an unsubstantiated report about Azerbaijanis demolishing the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in Stepanakert.

June 24, 2026 01:55

Ali Kerimli's public defenders fear for his safety.
The Public Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Ali Kerimli, Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, expressed concern for his safety in pretrial detention after he was transferred to a cell with a mentally ill inmate.

June 23, 2026 13:47

Azerbaijani opposition figure Arif Hajili faces a travel ban.
Arif Hajili, chairman of the opposition Musavat Party's parliament, was unable to board a flight to Vienna to attend an international congress due to a travel ban from Azerbaijan. Hajili called the restrictions on his rights unjustified.

June 22, 2026 17:51

Information about the demolition of the Karabakh symbol has been called fake.
The information about Azerbaijanis demolishing the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in Stepanakert has not been confirmed, but this does not mean the monument is not under threat, according to the Office of the Cultural Heritage Ombudsman and the Nagorno-Karabakh Culture and Tourism Development Agency. The image showing the demolition process was generated using artificial intelligence.

June 22, 2026 13:00

20 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jabrayil region.
Today, 89 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Jabrayil region during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Shukurbeyli.

June 21, 2026 18:00

Damage to a pipeline has led to pollution of the Caspian Sea.
An oil slick has been discovered between Pirallahi Island and the village of Dubendi in the Caspian Sea. It is believed to have been caused by an anchor damaging a pipeline. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan reported that oil supplies had been halted. Experts from the Transparent World project reported three possible sources of contamination in the Caspian Sea, two of which were in Russian territory.

June 21, 2026 11:52