Politics

An imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist serving an eight-year sentence has been denied critical medical care for four months despite suffering from breathing difficulties, her lawyer says.

A trial has opened in the French city of Rennes of nine men accused of plotting to murder Mahammad Mirzali, a prominent Azerbaijani blogger and critic of his country's government.

An imprisoned Azerbaijani religious activist has been placed in solitary confinement and faces transfer to a high-security prison, according to his family.

Azerbaijan and Georgia have recorded some of the highest incarceration rates in Europe, according to a major report by the Council of Europe (CoE).

The Baku Grave Crimes Court has sentenced Anar Asadli, the former chairman of the dissolved "Yuxəliş" (Ascent) Party, to four years and six months in prison on charges of large-scale fraud.

A panel of Azerbaijani judges abruptly halted a trial in Baku on Friday after a detained journalist began testifying about the offshore wealth of President Ilham Aliyev's family.

Nazim Baydemirli's location for serving his sentence has been altered. His spouse, Farida Baydemirli, informed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that he was moved to Penitentiary Institution No. 6 on May 19.

Activist and English instructor Dayanat Chalabiyev appeared in front of a judge on May 21 at the Baku Serious Crimes Court. He was taken into custody for condemning government policies, including those of the president in the media.