CRISIS DESK

The Campaign’s CRISIS DESK monitors events in Azerbaijan in real time, gathers legal information from lawyers in the country, and provides fast, reliable, and evidence-based analysis. It publishes crisis updates as situations unfold so that the public, media, and international partners can follow developments and act on accurate information.

Press release: Free Anar Mammadli: Two Years of Arbitrary Detention Must End

Free Anar Mammadli:Two Years of Arbitrary Detention Must End On the Eve of the Two-Year Anniversary of his Arbitrary Detention, the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan Calls for the Immediate and Unconditionnal Release of Human Rights Defender Anar Mammadli.Baku...

Human Rights Groups Urge Council of Europe to Act on Forced Return of Afgan Sadigov

Human Rights Groups urge Council of Europe to Act on Forced Return of Afgan Sadigov 20 April 2026 – The forced deportation of journalist Afgan Sadigov from Georgia to Azerbaijan, in defiance of a binding interim measure of the European Court of Human Rights, demands...

CRISIS UPDATE: Afgan Sadigov: Georgia Must Account for his Forced Return to Azerbaijan

CRISIS UPDATEAfgan Sadigov: Georgia Must Account for the Forced Return of Journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan Afgan Sadigov's late-night arrest yesterday, Saturday 4 April 2026, subsequent expulsion, and arrival in Baku today bear the hallmarks of transnational...

Joint statement: Unlawfully Detained Women Journalists Face Sexual Violence

Unlawfully Detained Women Journalists Face Sexual Violence amidst On-going Crackdown on Civil Society Joint statement by international human rights and media freedom organisations. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the...

The Council of Europe must act on Azerbaijan; launch the Joint Complementary Procedure

PACE Winter Session 2026:The Council of Europe must act on Azerbaijan; launch the Joint Complementary Procedure Azerbaijan has spent the past decade disregarding the Council of Europe’s standards, institutions, and judgments. The cost is borne by people in Azerbaijan,...

European Parliament Adopts New Resolution on Azerbaijan

The European Parliament Adopts New Resolution on Azerbaijan, Reinforcing Calls for Conditionality and Accountability On 18 December 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Azerbaijani scholars Bəhruz...

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