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‘The hunter chooses the most important people’, brother of kidnapped Talysh historian says
Azerbaijani pro-government media outlets have not yet shared any information about detained Talysh historian Zahiraddin Ibrahimov.
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Azerbaijan State Security Service kidnaps Russian citizen of Talysh origin
Zahiraddin Ibrahimov, a Talysh historian, disappeared in Russia and was found several days later in Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijan sentences Talysh activist to 16 years in prison for treason
Ethnic Talysh activist Mirhafiz Jafarzade, who advocated for the creation of Talysh school textbooks in Azerbaijan, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of treason. Jafarzade, who is also a Russian citizen, was found guilty of treason in the form of espionage on Thursday. Jafarzade was detained by the authorities in November 2022. That day, pro-government media reported that the trial had determined that Jafarzade worked ‘in secret cooperation with foreign special services
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Talysh researcher arrested for ‘treason’ in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani authorities have arrested an ethnic Talysh researcher on charges of treason and inciting ethnic hatred. On Wednesday, Igbal Abilov was remanded into four months pre-trial detention. He has also reportedly been barred from receiving visitors, including his family. Abilov was detained by the State Security Service on Monday in the village of Bala Kolatan, in southern Azerbaijan. Pro-government news site Qafqazinfo.az reported that Abilov is accused of working with the Armenian secu
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Talysh organisation slams alleged discrimination by Azerbaijani government
A report issued by the Public Council of the Talysh of Azerbaijan (ATISH) has criticised the Azerbaijani government for allegedly not respecting the Talysh language, identity, or rights to education in their own language. The Public Council of the Talysh of Azerbaijan (ATISH), an unregistered Talysh community in Azerbaijan, issued the report on September 15. The report recommends that the Azerbaijani government take measures to allow national minorities to express their identities and concer
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Talysh blogger ‘illegally moved’ from pre-trial detention
A Talysh blogger currently appealing his conviction for ‘public incitement against the state’ has been moved from pre-trial detention to a prison, which according to his lawyer is in breach of the law. Aslan Gurbanov was found guilty of public incitement against the state and incitement of national, racial, social, religious hatred and enmity through the media on 15 April. The blogger was accused of carrying out anti-government propaganda on social media platforms, disseminating discriminato
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Talysh blogger sentenced to 7 years in Azerbaijan
A Talysh blogger arrested by the State Security Service in July 2020 has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Baku court for ‘inciting national hatred’, among other charges. Aslan Gurbanov was found guilty on 15 April of public incitement against the state and incitement of national, racial, social, religious hatred and enmity through the media. The blogger was accused of carrying out anti-government propaganda on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, disseminating d
