Sevinj Huseynova

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The rise of homophobic hate speech in Azerbaijan

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As media provide a platform for politicians and celebrities to unleash barrages of homophobic statements, activists fight to provide legal protection for queer people in Azerbaijan. In recent months, Instagram influencer Sevinj Huseynova has become known for her calls for violence against queer Azerbaijanis. A transgender woman, Nuray, became an unfortunate subject of her broadcasts, where Huseynova shamed her for wearing a wedding dress. Nuray’s body was found burnt in the Garadagh District

Avaz Hafizli chaining himself to the gates of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Septmeber 2021 to protest government inaction against homophobic incitement by popular Instagrammer Sevinj Huseynova. Image via Mikroskop.

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Journalist chains himself to Prosecutors’ gate in Azerbaijan

by Ismi Aghayev

•1 min read

Journalist Avaz Hafizli chained himself to the gate of the Prosecutor General’s Office to protest government inaction against homophobic incitement by popular Instagrammer Sevinj Huseynova. He undertook the protest action on 8 September. Hafizli, who is queer and works as a freelance journalist, said his life was threatened after well-known social media star Sevinj Huseynova insulted queer people in Azerbaijan and called on people to physically ‘remove them’ from the country during a live b

Sevinj Huseynova. Photo via Sevinj Huseynova's Facebook page.

Azerbaijan

Instagram star in Azerbaijan repeats call to ‘remove’ trans people from country

by Ismi Aghayev

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Sevinj Huseynova, a popular Instagrammer in Azerbaijan has once again called for the physical ‘removal’ of sexual minorities and trans people from Azerbaijan. This is not the first time Huseynova has appeared to call for violence against transgender people on her Instagram account. In response to these earlier alleged incitements to violence and the recent alleged murder of a trans woman in Baku, a group of trans protesters held a small rally in front of the office of the Human Rights Def

Protest outside of Human Rights Defender office, Baku. Photo: Ulviya Ali.

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After alleged killing, transgender protesters rally in Baku

by Ismi Aghayev

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Nine transgender protesters held a demonstration in front of the office of the Human Rights Defender after the alleged killing of a trans woman in Baku. The protesters, who rallied on the night of 24 August, said they were holding a rally for a 27-year-old trans woman, a resident of the Aghdam region, who they say was murdered and whose body was burned on 22 August in the Puta settlement of Baku’s Garadagh district Her body was found the following day. The Interior Ministry has not yet re