Journalist chains himself to Prosecutors’ gate in Azerbaijan
Avaz Hafizli said he was protesting the inaction of the Prosecutor General after homophobic incitement by popular Instagrammer Sevinj Huseynova.
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners
Two Armenian soldiers captured near the southern border were exchanged for an Azerbaijani soldier who entered a house in Martakert.
Instagram star in Azerbaijan repeats call to ‘remove’ trans people from country
This is not the first time Huseynova appears to have incited violence against transgender people on her Instagram account.
Azerbaijan pursues doctors selling fake COVID-19 passports
Azerbaijani authorities have uncovered several instances of doctors and other individuals selling fake or fraudulent vaccination certificates.
Baku court throws out case contesting President's blocking of accounts on social media
The Sabail District Court in Baku refused to consider a lawsuit filed by activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.
After alleged killing, transgender protesters rally in Baku
The protesters have connected incendiary and transphobic statements by a popular Instagram blogger with the death.
Azerbaijani experts debate causes of recent escalation
Some point the finger at Russia, others at Armenia, and still others at Azerbaijan itself.
Constitutional change does not dampen Azerbaijan's Ashura commemorations
Ashura was commemorated largely without incident despite new constitutional changes to the rights enjoyed by Azerbaijan’s faithful.
‘You are a whore’: Azerbaijani journalists condemn ‘abuse by police’
Three journalists say they were punched, insulted, and had equipment broken by police while covering a protest against femicide.
Azerbaijani woman ‘murdered by husband’ despite appeals to police over abuse
Sevinj Maharramova, 24, had repeatedly approached police with allegations of domestic violence before she was killed.