Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist

Human rights defender | Former political prisoner
Founder of HumanRightsAZ
Project Lead: Voices Uncensored (supported by HRF Bitcoin Development Fund)

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Human Rights Azerbaijan e.V. is now officially registered in Germany!
This marks an important milestone for independent Azerbaijani civil society in exile. Since launching https://t.co/SebADaxDWS in 2024, we have documented human rights violations, supported political prisoners, promoted independent journalism, and strengthened international advocacy.
Our official registration will further expand our ability to build partnerships and defend human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression.
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#HumanRights #Azerbaijan #CivilSociety #HumanRightsAZ #Democracy #FreedomOfExpression #Germany

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

ECPMF has condemned the harsh prison sentences handed down in Azerbaijan’s “Toplum TV case,” with journalists and media workers receiving terms of up to 15 years.
The crackdown on independent media must end. Journalism is not a crime.
Read more on Human Rights Azerbaijan:
https://t.co/tj5qBpOKjM
#Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime #ToplumTV #ECPMF

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

RSF warns that Azerbaijan is creating an "Information Ministry 2.0."
The organization says the proposed Media and Broadcasting Council would centralize state control over media regulation, funding, journalist training, digital content monitoring, and media policy - further threatening independent journalism and freedom of expression in Azerbaijan.
Read more:
https://t.co/qpb7nE2VDO
#Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #RSF #FreeMedia #Journalism #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

PACE has adopted a resolution on “Silencing Critical Voices in Azerbaijan,” calling for the release of political prisoners, an end to pressure on journalists and activists, and the implementation of ECHR judgments.
The resolution highlights concerns over media freedom, political repression, and shrinking civic space in Azerbaijan.
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https://t.co/ptVBdVutnN
#Azerbaijan #PoliticalPrisoners #HumanRights #PressFreedom #PACE #CouncilOfEurope #FreeMedia #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

@Giorgi_Gogia @hrw https://t.co/1Nvw69N1wk

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee warns that Azerbaijan is witnessing an unprecedented crackdown on women journalists, with more female media workers imprisoned simultaneously than at any time since the country gained independence.
The organization calls for the immediate release of jailed journalists and respect for press freedom and human rights.
Read more:
🔗 https://t.co/v6sGRzmuA4
#Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #WomenJournalists #HumanRights #PoliticalPrisoners #Journalism #NorwegianHelsinkiCommittee #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Human Rights Watch has condemned Azerbaijan’s in-absentia convictions of exiled journalists, activists, and government critics, warning that these trials violate due process and represent a growing pattern of transnational repression.
The organization urges Azerbaijani authorities to end the misuse of criminal proceedings against critics living abroad.
Read more:
🔗 https://t.co/BEExiyqUXI
#Azerbaijan #HumanRights #HRW #PoliticalPrisoners #FreedomOfExpression #PressFreedom #Journalism #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadigov has been placed in pre-trial detention again after a previously closed criminal case was reopened.
Press freedom organizations have repeatedly expressed concern over the use of criminal charges against independent journalists and government critics in Azerbaijan.
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https://t.co/AqIBCPZimf
#AfghanSadigov #PressFreedom #FreeMedia #Journalism #HumanRights #Azerbaijan #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

RSF has condemned new threats against exiled Azerbaijani blogger Mahammad Mirzali, years after he survived a brutal knife attack in France.
The case highlights growing concerns over transnational repression targeting Azerbaijani journalists, bloggers, and government critics living abroad. Freedom of expression must be protected beyond borders, and those responsible for threats and violence against independent voices must be held accountable.
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https://t.co/Shbq5x6D2k
#MahammadMirzali #Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #FreedomOfExpression #Journalism #HumanRights #RSF #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Political prisoners in Azerbaijan have established Political Prisoners’ Day, to be observed annually on 18 November in memory of political activist Faina Kungurova, who died in prison in 2007 after a hunger strike.
The initiative highlights the ongoing political prisoner crisis in Azerbaijan, where more than 300 people are currently considered political prisoners.
https://t.co/DR9AR1nErK
#PoliticalPrisonersDay #Azerbaijan #HumanRights #PoliticalPrisoners #Democracy #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRightsAZ

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Press freedom in Azerbaijan continues to deteriorate. ECPMF has called for the immediate release of imprisoned journalist Aytac Tapdiq and an end to pressure on her family after her mother was reportedly banned twice from leaving the country. Independent investigations into allegations of abuse in detention are also urgently needed.
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https://t.co/Dc2PIopOBY

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

A new ICJ report warns of a deepening crisis of fair trial rights and the independence of lawyers in Azerbaijan.
The report highlights increasing pressure on independent lawyers, politically motivated prosecutions, and the erosion of judicial guarantees amid the ongoing crackdown on journalists, activists, and civil society.
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https://t.co/sLhJH9cXJr

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

A new updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan says 328 people are currently imprisoned on politically motivated charges, including 15 women.
The report highlights a new wave of arrests targeting Shiite believers, with over 220 reportedly detained by mid-May 2026.
Journalists, human rights defenders, opposition members and anti-war activists remain among those imprisoned.
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https://t.co/DmkTUH5xzf

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Azerbaijan ranks among the world’s worst for press freedom, placing near the bottom of the Reporters Without Borders index amid ongoing crackdowns on independent media and mass arrests of journalists.
At least dozens of journalists remain behind bars, many on politically motivated charges, while authorities deny restrictions on free expression.
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https://t.co/xvkP7w5Mbd

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Amnesty International: Repression is deepening in Azerbaijan
Hundreds jailed on politically motivated charges
Media freedom under attack
Torture & ill-treatment remain widespread
https://t.co/urw1nl4P8L
#HumanRights #Azerbaijan #PressFreedom #FreePoliticalPrisoners

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

CPJ condemns Azerbaijan Supreme Court for upholding long prison sentences against AbzasMedia & RFE/RL journalists.
Calls for immediate release, says crackdown targets independent media & corruption reporting.
https://t.co/aJR5PLVDcn
#PressFreedom #FreeJournalists #AbzasMedia #HumanRights

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Voices Uncensored aims to strengthen financial freedom and uncensorable support for human rights defenders facing repression in Azerbaijan.

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Honored that our project Voices Uncensored has been supported by the Bitcoin Development Fund of the Human Rights Foundation.
In Azerbaijan, activists and journalists often face bank freezes, surveillance, and blocked donations.
This platform aims to provide human rights defenders with uncensorable financial support and privacy through Bitcoin.
https://t.co/ivaINvN3tI
@HRF @gladstein #Bitcoin #HumanRights

[Elchın Mammad - Human Rights Defender/journalist @ElchRights]

Germany’s new asylum restrictions are not just policy reforms - they risk hollowing out a fundamental right.
Under the 1951 Refugee Convention & the ECHR, no one should be returned to persecution or torture.
Fast-tracked procedures + expanded deportations = real danger of refoulement, especially for political exiles from countries like Azerbaijan.
Asylum is not a privilege. It is the last line of protection for life and freedom.
🔗 https://t.co/JEE5Dv7ecq
#HumanRights #Asylum #RefugeeRights #Germany #Azerbaijan #RuleOfLaw