Campaign to End Repression Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

Free political prisoners 🕊️ Uphold human rights & the rule of law ⚖️ Restore civic space & media freedoms 🫶

[Campaign to End Repression Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 @EndRepressionAZ]

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: https://t.co/PITNlnwXVF

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Read our article on the draft @PACE_News @PACE_LegalHR resolution on Azerbaijan: https://t.co/PITNlnwXVF

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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.

[Ulviyya Ali @UlviyyaAli]

Mayın 22-sində Bakı Ağır Cinayətlər Məhkəməsində hakimlər heç bir açıqlama vermədən zalı tərk etdilər. Növbəti məhkəmə tarixini də elan etmədilər. Bizim məhkəmələrəmiz süni şəkildə uzadılır. Bütün bunlar məhkəməmizi uzatmaq üçün edilir.

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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 ⚠️🇦🇿

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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.

🔗 https://t.co/Ccv2yWBAK9

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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.

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➡️ Read our full submission to the Council of Europe under Rule 9.2 on Azerbaijan's contempt for justice: https://t.co/X0szGVhSPr

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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.

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“If I were a criminal, I wouldn’t use state bank,” activist tells Azerbaijani court, by @JAMnewsCaucasus https://t.co/VuXslLC6Ji

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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.

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Time for a “grand deal” 🇺🇸🇦🇿

@andrew_danieri argues such a deal, built on the model the @WhiteHouse used in talks with Belarus, could provide for the release of a number of political prisoners vs the lifting of US arms sale restrictions.

https://t.co/3on8OFSa4S

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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 @EP_HumanRights https://t.co/CbotnwzgGS

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@EP_HumanRights Our briefing note for @EP_HumanRights documents the continuing deterioration on the ground, maps the implementation of the December 2025 resolution paragraph by paragraph, and analyses what the 11 March 2026 Costa–Aliyev statement reveals: https://t.co/817V9539Y5

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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.

https://t.co/817V9539Y5

@MounirSatouri

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Azerbaijan is a valued and reliable energy partner for the EU, so it was good to be in Baku today for talks with @presidentaz Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister @Bayramov_Jeyhun.

Strengthening connectivity between the EU and the South Caucasus is in our shared strategic interest and we’re open to discuss a more structured partnership with Azerbaijan.

There is clear scope to deepen our cooperation on trade, transport and digital.

We also exchanged views on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the latest Iranian attacks in the Middle East.

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Freedom for Tofig Yagublu!

https://t.co/LMacpuWIrI

[Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @TLHumanRights]

In the latest injustice against Tofig Yagublu, the Supreme Court of #Azerbaijan rejected his appeal last week. #Tofig is an outspoken government critic, and long-time target of President Aliyev’s regime. His most recent arrest in Dec 2023 was another attempt to silence him.

[Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @TLHumanRights]

We reiterate our call for the government of Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release Tofig Yagublu, and to end the persecution of all political opponents and human rights defenders.

#FreeTofigYagublu #HumanRights #PoliticalPrisoners #RuleOfLaw #EndRepression

[The Independent @Independent]

Azerbaijan’s jailed opposition leader urges West to find ‘courage’ and stand up to regime amid political crackdown https://t.co/ydy7CWS43j

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The EU-Azerbaijan March 2026 joint statement contains no mention of political prisoners, civil society, media freedom, or the @EP_HumanRights own December 2025 resolution ⚠️

➡️ Our briefing note maps the gap between what the EU says and what it does: https://t.co/817V9539Y5

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Learn more about Ramil Babayev's case, including the charges against him and his background as a human rights defender and animal rights advocate: https://t.co/m5r37wCVoq

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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.