South Caucasus
Opinion | Solidarity without borders: For Bahruz, for Georgia, for all of us
The South Caucasus is standing at a crossroads — yet our struggles are connected and none of us can afford to stand alone.
Bahruz Samadov
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov sentenced to 15 years on charges of treason
Samadov, who has also contributed to OC Media, frequently wrote about authoritarianism in Azerbaijan.
Bahruz Samadov
Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov ‘attempts suicide in prison’
On Friday, prosecutors requested that Samadov, an OC Media contributor, be sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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Imprisoned Azerbaijani peace activist Bahruz Samadov appeals to Pashinyan
Samadov faces a possible life sentence in Azerbaijan on treason charges.
Azerbaijan
Detained Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov ‘forced’ to end hunger strike
Samadov has cited his mistreatment in detention and the authorities denying him medical care.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani activist given travel ban at Baku Airport
Azerbaijani activist Ramazan Taghiyev was told by passport control at Baku’s airport on Tuesday that he could not leave the country due to a travel ban. According to Taghiyev, no state agencies informed him of any restrictions beforehand, and the money he spent on his flight ticket was not compensated. Taghiyev was leaving Azerbaijan to study abroad in Poland. While Azerbaijani citizens can receive a travel ban if they fail to apply to the military commissariat to acquire official documen
Azerbaijan
When advocating for peace becomes treason — the arrest of Bahruz Samadov
Azerbaijan’s arrest of researcher and writer Bahruz Samadov has led to widespread outcry, and speculation about the implications for the prospect of peace or further war with Armenia. On the evening of 21 August, Azerbaijani social media filled with posts calling for any information on Bahruz Samadov’s whereabouts. Samadov was visiting Azerbaijan while on holiday from his studies, and had gone missing that afternoon, shortly before he was expected to meet a friend. After two days of silenc
