In Nagorno-Karabakh, which is mostly under the control of Azerbaijan, over 120,000 ethnic Armenians are presently undergoing a humanitarian crisis as a result of being cut off from the outside world for more than 50 days.
Life In Exile Is Not Necessarily A Guarantee Of Safety For Critics Fleeing Oppressive Regimes
Azerbaijani police detained at least 20 people at a demonstration in Baku on February 11, injuring several of them. The protesters, including independent candidates, were voicing their anger over widespread violations in the parliamentary elections two days earlier
Citing security concerns, in the wake of the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet by the Iranian military, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has banned Iranian teams in its championship tournament from hosting games in Iran.
Huseynov’s case is reminiscent of blogger and activist Mehman Qalandarov, who died on April 2017 in Azerbaijani custody following his arrest on drug-trafficking charges that rights activists contend were fabricated*