Ismi Aghayev
Ismi has worked as a journalist since 2017 and is passionate about multimedia journalism. He is particularly interested in peacebuilding and human rights.
Protest in Azerbaijani by relatives of detained activists deported from Germany
Several political activists who had sought asylum in Germany have been deported and then arrested in Azerbaijan.
Opposition figures among 213 people pardoned in Azerbaijan
Those pardoned included Saleh Rustamli, a prominent member of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party.
Anti-government protest allowed to go ahead in Baku
Dozens of people gathered in Baku's central Fountain Square over the weekend in protest against violence and threats toward government critics.
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers discuss normalisation
Statements from Armenia and Azerbaijan about the meeting made it unclear if a wider peace deal was discussed.
Azerbaijani journalist ‘threatened at knifepoint’ over child murder investigation
Aytan Mammadova said she was attacked by an unknown assailant in the elevator of her home in Baku.
Censorship and violence: the challenges to press freedom in the Caucasus in 2022
OC Media spoke with journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, and Georgia about the challenges they must overcome to report the news.
Kidnapped outside Mariupol
Huseyn Abdullayev, an Azerbaijani student held for a month by Russian troops, tells of daily abuse, torture, and apparent extrajudicial executions.
Activist claims to have been kidnapped over criticism of Azerbaijani minister
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has accused the ministry of arranging for his kidnapping and humiliation at the hands of unidentified individuals.
Wolt and Bolt couriers go on strike in Azerbaijan
The strike is perhaps the first case of industrial action by employees in the gig economy in Azerbaijan.
Activist arrested in Azerbaijan following deportation from Germany
Samir Ashurov was deported along with his wife after the German authorities reportedly denied their asylum request.