Azerbaijan
Imprisoned Azerbaijani activist ends 8-day hunger strike after prison meets demands
Following the death of imprisoned activist Elbayi Karimli, several prisoners formed a committee to defend prisoners at Correctional Facility N2.
Human Rights
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s attempts to project power abroad places critics under psychological and legal pressure
Since late November, the Azerbaijani authorities have targeted at least seven Azerbaijani activists and media representatives based abroad.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani human rights defenders dismiss mass amnesty as ‘government manipulation’
Approximately 20 Shia Muslims charged with drug possession were released as part of the amnesty bill.
Abkhazia
Living on the edge — residents of Abkhazia’s Gali district fear increasing isolation
The district is primarily inhabited by ethnic Georgians, who have seen their access to territory controlled by Tbilisi increasingly shrink.
Azerbaijan
Hundreds of Azerbaijani prisoners released as part of amnesty, opposition figures and journalists excluded
The amnesty is the largest in Azerbaijani history.
Chechnya
Opinion | How Kadyrov uses the UFC — and its US stars — to normalise his repressive dictatorship
Ramzan Kadyrov has become notorious for co-opting MMA stars, including those from the US, to polish his justifiably tarnished reputation.
Azerbaijan
EU Parliament adopts resolution condemning human rights situation in Azerbaijan
The resolution ‘strongly’ condemns the arrest of Ali Karimli, chair of the opposition Popular Front Party, and calls for his immediate release.
