Anar Mammadli News Today

Governments attending UN climate talks in Bonn from June 3 to June 13, 2024 should push for rights-respecting and ambitious climate action.

In response to the government of Azerbaijan arresting Anar Mammadli's, Romain IOUALALEN, Oil Change International Global Policy Campaign Manager, said: 

Azerbaijani authorities should immediately free a prominent human rights defender, Anar Mammadli, and drop the charges against him, the Human Rights House Foundation said this week in a statement signed by Human Rights Watch and 28 other groups.

BAKU - An Azerbaijani pro-democracy activist was placed in pre-trial custody on Tuesday on smuggling charges he denied in the latest of a series of cases that have prompted Western concern about free speech and human rights. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Azerbaijan faces potential sanctions from the US House of Representatives over human rights violations and crackdowns on journalists and activists, prompting the release of an opposition figure and discussions between US and Azerbaijani officials.

Azerbaijan puts activist in pre-trial custody on smuggling charge

BAKU -An Azerbaijani pro-democracy activist was placed in pre-trial custody on Tuesday on smuggling charges he denied in the latest of a series of cases that have prompted Western...

Ahead of Azerbaijan's February 7 presidential election, the political parties that could offer a genuine opposition to the incumbent, Ilham Aliyev, are all boycotting the race. The only intrigue is whether the margin of Aliyev's victory -- in light of the retaking of Nagorno-Karabakh -- will be his biggest yet.

Since the Azerbaijani government began its campaign of intimidation on 20 November 2023, at least 13 journalists have been arrested, 11 of whom are still behind bars.

Azerbaijan has arrested six journalists in the last two weeks. At the same time, it's been railing against the U.S. and its funding of journalism in Azerbaijan. Even as it's riding high on military victory in Karabakh, analysts say that the government remains sensitive to corruption allegations.