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An Azerbaijani court has ordered the pre-trial detention of independent journalist Afgan Sadygov after reopening an extortion case that prosecutors had previously closed in April.

The family of a jailed Azerbaijani trade unionist says he has been beaten and threatened with new charges after criticising the treatment of a fellow prisoner.

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is consuming planetary resources at an unsustainable rate, a United Nations (UN) study has warned.

An Azerbaijani court has indefinitely postponed the trial of a group of independent journalists and activists linked to the media outlet Meydan TV, following the promotion of the presiding judge.

Azerbaijan's parliament is set to tighten regulations on civilian drones, sparking criticism from activists who warn the move will further restrict independent journalism and anti-corruption work.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Azerbaijan could lose their official status if they reject government-allocated housing, under a draft law debated by parliamentary committees.

An annual index by European advocacy group ILGA-Europe has ranked Azerbaijan second-to-last in Europe for its protection of LGBT rights.

An Azerbaijani schoolteacher and government critic has pleaded not guilty to stabbing charges at the start of his trial in Baku, claiming the prosecution is a politically motivated fabrication.

Two independent Azerbaijani media outlets whose journalists face lengthy prison terms have been shortlisted for a prestigious international press freedom award.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has announced a new ruling regarding the violation of the right to freedom of movement of two Azerbaijani citizens, whose travel outside the country was unlawfully restricted.

A group of jailed Azerbaijani journalists and civil rights activists have declared 18 November as a national day to mark the plight of political prisoners.

An imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist has marked two years in detention by releasing a rare account of life inside the country’s prison system.

An appeal court in Azerbaijan has rejected a bid to free prominent defence lawyer Zabil Qahramanov, who will remain in custody until late July as prosecutors finalise their investigation.

An imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist has urged the country's children to "seek the truth" and question government narratives, in a letter published on International Children's Day.

Iran has executed two men accused of rioting during recent anti-government protests, amid reports from rights groups that they were Kurdish political prisoners put to death in secret.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun final negotiations in Geneva to establish the first legally binding global rules protecting digital platform workers.

The family of jailed Azerbaijani media expert Alasgar Mammadli say prison authorities in Baku have denied him a visit from his 82-year-old mother.

A committee of the Council of Europe has warned of a total collapse of media freedom in Azerbaijan, accusing authorities of systematically dismantling democratic pluralism.

The Council of Europe has warned that a sharp rise in cross-border repression by authoritarian governments is posing a direct threat to national sovereignty and international law.

The son of an Azerbaijani member of parliament has been awarded state contracts worth 66.5 million manats (£31m) to build residential housing in the city of Shusha.