Azerbaijan
Deportations from the West: the story of families sent back to Azerbaijan
Activists deported back to Azerbaijan are at a constant risk of being detained on drug charges or accused of other criminal acts.
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Memorial investigation reveals Chechens are forcibly conscripted to fight in Ukraine
According to the human rights center Memorial, residents of Chechnya are being detained under various pretexts and forced to sign military contracts.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani public awaits answers after deadly police shooting
On 16 December, police killed Alkhas Shikhmatov, a 30-year-old resident of Gusar, northern Azerbaijan.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.
Azerbaijan
Georgia rejects asylum request from family of detained Azerbaijani activist
Georgia has rejected the asylum request of Nurana Ashurova, the wife of a detained Azerbaijani activist, claiming that she would be safe in Azerbaijan despite there being a warrant for her arrest in her home country. Ashurova has said that she received the rejection from the Migration Department on 29 November. ‘They informed me that my request for recognition as a political refugee was denied because no harm will come to me if I return to Azerbaijan’, Ashurova told OC Media. Ashurova’s husba
Feature Stories
‘When we get in the minibus, the fun will start’ — How Georgian police torture detained protesters
Demonstrators detained by police during the protests in Tbilisi have noted a systemic pattern of police brutality.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani activist sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges
On Thursday, Azerbaijani activist Ilhamiz Guliyev was sentenced to three years in prison for the acquisition and storage of large quantities of drugs without the intent to sell. He has claimed the charges were used to punish him after he accused Azerbaijani police in an interview of planting drugs on activists. Guliyev was originally arrested on 6 December 2023 on charges of large-scale drug trafficking. According to Meydan TV, the charges were later changed to the storage of narcotics for pers
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