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YAP announces candidates for Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission. Mazahir Panahov, chairman since 2000, remains on the list despite expectations of change. Read about the new CEC composition, opposition demands, and the 2024 election context.

Explore the EU’s new Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM). Learn how Brussels is supporting Yerevan against hybrid threats, cyberattacks, and disinformation to strengthen democratic institutions ahead of the June elections. A new era of strategic cooperation.

Read about the ongoing struggles of Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov. Sentenced to 13 years, Aslanov faces medical neglect and restricted family access. Explore the international concern over press freedom and human rights in Azerbaijan.

The EU finalizes a €90B support package for Ukraine over two years. Following energy agreements with Hungary and Slovakia, the loan aims to boost recovery. Learn how the European Union and Ukraine collaborate for stability and future growth.

Ukraine seeks a high-level meeting with Russia in Turkey. President Zelenskyy proposes Istanbul as a neutral venue for direct talks, supported by President Erdoğan. Explore the latest diplomatic efforts, prisoner exchanges, and international roles.

Discover the harrowing journey of Zelimkhan Murtazov, a Chechen deserter who escaped the "Akhmat" unit. From four months in a Kazakh airport transit zone to finding uncertain refuge in Armenia, explore the risks faced by those fleeing the war.

Read about the 4-year prison sentence of Russian IT specialist Alexander Vaysero in Baku for money laundering. Explore how this legal case reflects the complex diplomatic tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia involving digital finance and politics.

A United Nations panel has accused the Belarusian government of orchestrating a state-sanctioned campaign of mass torture and arbitrary detention that amounts to crimes against humanity.

Explore the case of Rufat Safarov, a prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender facing trial in Baku. Learn about the political motives, questionable evidence, and international outcry following his detention on Human Rights Day.

Maksim Polovnikov was stripped of his Russian citizenship and deported to Baku for opposing the war in Ukraine. Read the gripping story of his trial, the "disgrace" of new laws, and his journey toward freedom and a fresh start in Azerbaijan.

The CPT's 2025 annual report documents torture, overcrowding, and police violence in European detention facilities, including Azerbaijan.

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded Azerbaijan provide court rulings on Armenian prisoners held in Baku.

A jailed labour rights activist in Azerbaijan is reportedly facing violence in Prison No. 10, with no investigation announced.

Azerbaijan refused a visa to international rights defender Florian Irminger, continuing its pattern of blocking international monitors.

Journalist Polad Aslanov, currently held at Baku Investigation Isolator, has been denied family visits and his phone rights have been severely restricted, his wife Gulmira Aslanova told Meydan TV on April 21.

Amnesty International's 2026 annual report documents deepening repression in Azerbaijan: political prisoners, media shutdowns, and torture.

Икбал Абилов отвечает на приговор к 18 годам тюрьмы и кампанию в СМИ. Ученый отвергает обвинения в госизмене, критикуя «театр абсурда» и «моральное фиаско» следствия. Острые заявления о правовом климате в Азербайджане и преследовании талышеведения.

Read about the travel ban on Samira Gasimli, wife of imprisoned analyst Azer Gasimli. Human rights monitors view this legal restriction as a strategic effort to silence international advocacy regarding political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan pointed out that reaching true reconciliation depends heavily on freeing the Armenian detainees currently kept in Azerbaijan. He also stressed the need to find out exactly what happened to those who went missing over the years. He shared these thoughts during the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, which took place recently in Istanbul, Turkey.