Azerbaijan
Almost 30 Azerbaijani prisoners declare 18 November ‘Political Prisoners’ Day’
The statement was signed by imprisoned journalists, human rights defenders, labour union activists, and politicians.
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2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Opinion | Who gets to decide civil society is ‘legitimate’ in Armenia?
Armenian civil society has become increasingly fragmented ahead of the elections, worsened by delegitimisation narratives and public mistrust.
Karachay–Cherkessia
Karachay–Cherkessia convicts nine people in extremism case
The nine local residents allegedly planned to ‘violently change the constitutional order’.
Georgia
Georgian Prosecutor General opens investigation after viral video of police beating
The video, taken in the city of Gori, showed a group of police stomping, kicking, and punching several people.
Daghestan
Daghestani court suspends sentences of police officers convicted of beating detained woman
The republic’s Supreme Court twice overturned previous verdicts, yet the former officers again avoided prison terms.
Azerbaijan
France tries 9 Azerbaijanis for plotting to murder exiled blogger
The group was accused of attacking Mahammad Mirzali in 2021 and 2022.
Azerbaijan ranks 2nd, and Georgia 4th, for prisoners per capita in Europe
Azerbaijan also has a high prison overcrowding rate: 98 prisoners per 100 places.
