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Police detaining an unidentified individual outside the court where Popular Front Party chair Ali Karimli was being tried. Screengrab via RFE/RL.

Azerbaijan

At least ten members of Azerbaijani opposition party detained in Baku

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

On Monday, about ten members of the Popular Front Party, an opposition group, were detained outside Baku’s Nasimi District Court pending the ongoing trial of the party’s chair Ali Karimli. After the police dispersal, the court process began and according to the decision, Karimli was fined ֏1500 ($882). He had been sued for slander by the former chair of the Control and Audit Commission of the party, Aydin Aliyev, who was expelled from the party in 2019. Karimli’s lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev

A protestor being detained during the Popular Front Party's rally in Baku. Screengrab via Abzas.

Ali Karimli

‘100 arrested’ as opposition protest dispersed by police in Baku

by Ismi Aghayev

•1 min read

Up to 100 people have been detained in an opposition protest organised by the Popular Front Party in front of the capital’s Executive Authority. The protest, which appears to have been attended by dozens of demonstrators, lasted for an hour before being dispersed by the police. Among their demands were the right to freedom of assembly, the release of political prisoners, the reopening of Azerbaijan’s land borders, free elections, and an end to ‘family rule’. The police had cordoned off the

Saleh Rustamli. Photo via Sezgin Rustamli's Facebook page.

Azerbaijan

Prominent Azerbaijani opposition figure to escalate hunger strike amid grave health concerns

by Ismi Aghayev

•2 min read

Saleh Rustamli, a prominent member of Azerbaijan’s opposition Popular Front Party, is threatening to escalate his hunger strike, demanding that authorities release him from prison. Doctors reportedly said that if he does so, it would be a serious and immediate danger to his well-being. Rustamli was sentenced to seven years in prison in February 2019 on charges of money laundering. His lawyer, Bahruz Bayramov, told OC Media that as of 29 November, the 24th day of his client’s hunger strike, Rus