#Soyudlu Mine Protests
Former Azerbaijani MP sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion
Nazim Baydamirli had spent over a year in pre-trial detention before his sentencing.
Former Azerbaijani MP sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion
Nazim Baydamirli had spent over a year in pre-trial detention before his sentencing.
Soyudlu protest poster printer imprisoned on drug charges
The man was sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges that he claims are false and politically motivated.
Soyudlu protest poster printer imprisoned on drug charges
The man was sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges that he claims are false and politically motivated.
Azerbaijani Government greenlights expansion of Soyudlu acid mine drainage lake
The village remains under police lockdown after police clashed with local residents protesting the mine last year.
Azerbaijani Government greenlights expansion of Soyudlu acid mine drainage lake
The village remains under police lockdown after police clashed with local residents protesting the mine last year.
Mining to be halted in Soyudlu after Aliyev threatens ‘provocateurs’
The move came a day after Azerbaijan’s president publicly acknowledged the protests.
Mining to be halted in Soyudlu after Aliyev threatens ‘provocateurs’
The move came a day after Azerbaijan’s president publicly acknowledged the protests.
Azerbaijan’s Soyudlu enters third week under police blockade
A checkpoint was established at the entrances to the village following environmental protests that were violently dispersed by police.
Azerbaijan’s Soyudlu enters third week under police blockade
A checkpoint was established at the entrances to the village following environmental protests that were violently dispersed by police.
Podcast | Roadblocks and acid lakes: an Azerbaijani village under siege
Roya Malikzada, Elmaddin Shamilzade, and Bahruz Samadov talk about the police’s response to the Soyudlu protests.
Podcast | Roadblocks and acid lakes: an Azerbaijani village under siege
Roya Malikzada, Elmaddin Shamilzade, and Bahruz Samadov talk about the police’s response to the Soyudlu protests.
US Embassy security hand activists and journalist to Azerbaijani police
The Azerbaijani activists were protesting state suppression of recent protests at a US Embassy event in Baku.
US Embassy security hand activists and journalist to Azerbaijani police
The Azerbaijani activists were protesting state suppression of recent protests at a US Embassy event in Baku.
Azerbaijani activists and journalist detained over mine protests
A journalist who published video footage of police violently dispersing protesters has been detained
Azerbaijani activists and journalist detained over mine protests
A journalist who published video footage of police violently dispersing protesters has been detained
Azerbaijani police lock down village after environmental protests
Entry and exit to the village of Soyudlu has been blocked since Wednesday, where protesters were violently dispersed and detained.
Azerbaijani police lock down village after environmental protests
Entry and exit to the village of Soyudlu has been blocked since Wednesday, where protesters were violently dispersed and detained.