Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.
Blogger and human rights activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace has been in prison in Bahrain since 2010
Sport for Rights coalition expresses its relief over the release of 15 political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
On the anniversary of Azerbaijani journalist Seymur Hezi’s sentencing to five years imprisonment for “aggravated hooliganism,” the country
We — members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Sports For Rights Campaign — were relieved to learn that one of Azerbaijan’s most well-known
Award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained on 5 December 2014.
Index on Censorship calls on Azerbaijan to release human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev
As Azerbaijan celebrates its sovereignty, here’s a reminder to the country’s leaders of the glaring improvements needed before they can earn their stripes
Azerbaijani citizens are set to go to the polls this Sunday to vote for their representatives in 125 parliamentary districts, but this process will be far from democratic. This country has not held a democratic election for more than 20 years, and...
Freelance journalist Ahmed Mukhtar was detained at 7pm Friday 18 September in Azerbaijan
The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.