
Heavy rains in Azerbaijan and Daghestan continue to wreak havoc
The region has been beset by historic heavy rains and associated flooding for weeks.

The region has been beset by historic heavy rains and associated flooding for weeks.

Reports of girls being expelled or banned from school for wearing hijab have led to speculation on the further repression of religious expression.

Theologian Mansur Velishov’s family stated that he has spent the last four months in this condition without receiving a medical examination.

One human rights activist has speculated the increased pressure is a sign that some prisoners might be released in the near future.

Multiple cases of mass bird deaths have been recorded along Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea coast, raising concerns of disease or toxic pollution.

Samadov's grandmother can only give him a prison package worth about ₼200 ($118) from her pension once a month.