
Is Azerbaijan banning the hijab in public schools?
Reports of girls being expelled or banned from school for wearing hijab have led to speculation on the further repression of religious expression.

Reports of girls being expelled or banned from school for wearing hijab have led to speculation on the further repression of religious expression.

The court ordered Sadigov’s deportation in a late night hearing following his surprise arrest several hours earlier for ‘insulting police’ online.

Theologian Mansur Velishov’s family stated that he has spent the last four months in this condition without receiving a medical examination.

One human rights activist has speculated the increased pressure is a sign that some prisoners might be released in the near future.

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

Magomed Magomedov was arrested in January 2024 during a solo picket in support of fellow journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev.

Samir Babayev, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement, told his family that he was tortured by police after being arrested on drug charges.