The political prisoners in Azerbaijan embody Europe's stated values and the principles the Council of Europe has been built on 🇪🇺 To them, silence is deafening. If they stop believing in these institutions, European human rights bodies lose their best advocates and relevance.

For a decade, Azerbaijan has jailed its critics whilst Europe stayed silent ⚠️ We document what that silence costs and the pathway Europe must take to stop it. ➡️ The roadmap exists; what remains is the will to follow it: www.endrepression-az.org/victims-of-a...

On 26 May 2026, Afgan Sadigov was denied exit from Baku airport: another travel ban, another silence from the authorities on why they restrict his freedom ⚠️🇦🇿

Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan@endrepression-az.org · 4mo ago

Georgia arrested a journalist on a fake charge at midnight, deported him to Azerbaijan, ignored a binding European Court order to protect him. Eight organisations are demanding the Council of Europe acts. It's silence is threatening its credibility. 🔗 free-anar.site/human-rights...

Political prisoner Ilgar Aliyev was found dead in Correctional Facility No. 13 on 1 May 2026 ⚠️ His death follows Elbayi Karimli's death in prison in December 2025. Prison deaths require independent investigation.

Seven years after Mammadli v Azerbaijan, the @echr.coe.int's judgment remains unimplemented 🇪🇺🇦🇿 The same indictment template now silences a new generation of journalists and human rights defenders and Anar Mammadli is in prison again. We ask @coe.int for an ad hoc mechanism.

A human rights defender arrested in the “NGO case” tells the court: “If I were a criminal, I would not have used a state bank account directly monitored by the authorities.” Asef Ahmadov's powerful courtroom statement dismantles prosecutors' charges with facts. He seeks justice ⚖️

Time for a “grand deal” 🇺🇸🇦🇿 @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Andrew Danieri argues such a deal, built on the model used in talks with Belarus, could provide for the release of a number of political prisoners vs the lifting of US arms sale restrictions. www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/n...

Now is the time for a US ‘grand deal’ with Azerbaijan

The White House should work with Congress to propose ending a ban on arms sales to Baku in exchange for the release of unjustly detained individuals.

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The European Parliament called for the freedom for Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov — they are still in detention ⚠️ What does the EU do? It intensifies a partnership without conditions. ➡️ Our briefing note to @droi.europarl.europa.eu www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-...

The partnership without condition continues 🇪🇺🛢️🇦🇿 We researched EU-Azerbaijan relations and specifically how under EU High Representative @kajakallas.bsky.social‘s leadership the EU’s realignment took place. www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-... @mounirsatouri.bsky.social

Kaja Kallas@kajakallas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Azerbaijan is a valued and reliable energy partner for the EU, so it was good to be in Baku today for talks with President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. Strengthening connectivity between the EU and the South Caucasus is in our shared strategic interest (1/2)

The EU-Azerbaijan March 2026 joint statement contains no mention of political prisoners, civil society, media freedom, or the @droi.europarl.europa.eu own December 2025 resolution ⚠️ ➡️ Our briefing note maps the gap between what the EU says and what it does: www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-...

CRISIS UPDATE: Ramil Babayev appeared at today's Toplum TV case hearing in Baku on a five-day dry hunger strike 🚨 He told the judge he vomited blood twice and was denied medical care until the night before the hearing. He was brought to court by force.

This is the substance: the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan detailed analysis of the EU-Azerbaijan relationship shows how energy commitments have been decoupled from human rights obligations. 🔗 Read it www.endrepression-az.org/report-eu-az...

Authorities confiscated Akif Gurbanov’s written materials, pressured fellow detainees to testify against him, cut off his phone access because he refused orders to stop writing political criticism from inside the Baku Pretrial Detention Centre, according to IIIrd Republic Platform.

General Rapporteur for political prisoners of @pace.coe.int, Azadeh Rojhan calls for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli. Write to President Aliyev to demand Anar Mammadli's release (scan QR code in the image). 🔗 pace.coe.int/en/news/1028...

🔔 Weekly updates on complaints 🇦🇿Complaint ACSR/C/2024/45 (Azerbaijan) (ongoing) Concerns the alleged penalization of Anar Mammadli, advocate for human rights and environmental justice in Azerbaijan. 🔎 Details shorturl.at/z0Aoe 📌 Follow this series on my social media 📩 For updates eepurl.com/jtOQ-Y

Activists demanded the release of Anar Mammadli www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/74816

Activists demanded the release of Anar Mammadli

Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli has been in custody for nearly two years on fabricated charges, activists said. They called for all charges against him to be dropped and for his releas...

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Two years ago today, Azerbaijan grabbed Anar Mammadli off the streets of Baku as he went to pick up his child at nursery. He’s still in prison on fabricated charges ⚠️ ➡️ Sign the petition for his release secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...

Anar Məmmədli iki ildir uydurma ittihamlar əsasında həbsdədir. Prezident Əliyevə birbaşa məktub göndərin və onun dərhal azad edilməsini tələb edin ⚖️

Активисты потребовали освободить Анара Мамедли Источник www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422...

Активисты потребовали освободить Анара Мамедли

Азербайджанский правозащитник Анар Мамедли почти два года находится под стражей по сфабрикованному делу, заявили активисты. Они призвали снять с арестованного все обвинения и освободить его.

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Join all of those calling for the release of Anar Mammadli ⚖️ Join us calling for the end of the persecution of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, civic activists and scholars ✊ ➡️ Sign our petition secure.avaaz.org/community_pe... @avaaz.org

Our colleague and EPDE co-founder, Anar Mammadli, is held as political prisoner in Azerbaijan for almost two years. We stand in solidarity with Anar as a new hearing is being held in Baku.

Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan@endrepression-az.org · 3mo ago

Today in Baku ⚠️ A new hearing is being held in Anar Mammadli’s case; almost two years on from his abduction, the trial drags on as a political instrument 🔗 free-anar.site

Free Anar Mammadli 🇦🇿 Two Years of Arbitrary Detention Must End ⚖️ In today's press release, we call on @presidentaz to order the release of Anar Mammadli and to put an end to the persecution of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, civic activists and scholars.

Today in Baku ⚠️ A new hearing is being held in Anar Mammadli’s case; almost two years on from his abduction, the trial drags on as a political instrument 🔗 free-anar.site

Georgia arrested a journalist on a fake charge at midnight, deported him to Azerbaijan, ignored a binding European Court order to protect him. Eight organisations are demanding the Council of Europe acts. It's silence is threatening its credibility. 🔗 free-anar.site/human-rights...

Today in Baku: another hearing in the politically motivated case against Bashir Suleymanli. Election monitoring expert and human rights defender, he was arrested in March 2025. He was jailed before, in 2014. Same reason: his work.

The Azerbaijani government prepping citizens to accept a dynasty🤴🇦🇿👸 It used to be all about President Ilham Aliyev. Pro-government media now report more and more about the Family’s religious, charitable, symbolic activities, via @globalvoices.org globalvoices.org/2026/04/11/e...

Extending authoritarianism through dynasty in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani media is softening the regime’s harsh authoritarian practices by contrasting them with images of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s family conducting familial, religious and charitab...

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🇬🇪 Last night: Georgia expels Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to face persecution in Baku. 🇦🇿 Today: President Aliyev lands in Tbilisi. Some coincidences are hard to overlook. Our CRISIS UPDATE: free-anar.site/afgan-sadigo...

🚨 CRISIS UPDATE Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was arrested in Tbilisi, forcibly expelled, and has arrived in Baku today. It all took place despite binding @echr.coe.int interim measures. This is transnational repression. Georgia must account for it. 🔗 free-anar.site/afgan-sadigo...

Azerbaijan ramps up pressure against ‘political prisoners’, via @ocmedia.bsky.social oc-media.org/azerbaijan-r...

Trump's Middle East Envoy, Stephan Wittkoff, claimed Aliyev has "completely transformed" Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 ➡️ Today, Azerbaijan holds the highest number of political prisoners since Aliyev took power in 2003. That's transformative repression.