Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court rejects Bahruz Samadov’s appeal
Bahruz Samadov dedicated his speech at the hearing to the memory of deceased activists Mehman Galandarov, Bayram Mammadov, and Elbayi Karimli.
Bahruz Samadov dedicated his speech at the hearing to the memory of deceased activists Mehman Galandarov, Bayram Mammadov, and Elbayi Karimli.

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

In a letter shared from prison, Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov speaks about philosophy and the hypocrisy of the Aliyev regime.
Samadov was sentenced to 15 years in prison on treason charges, which he denies.

Imprisoned researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov announced an indefinite hunger strike in protest of the court’s decision.
In an appeal shared from prison, Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov warned that Baku may try to end his life.

Žižek and three other scholars decried Samadov’s sentencing for his anti-war stance.