Kidnapped outside Mariupol
Huseyn Abdullayev, an Azerbaijani student held for a month by Russian troops, tells of daily abuse, torture, and apparent extrajudicial executions.
Activist claims to have been kidnapped over criticism of Azerbaijani minister
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has accused the ministry of arranging for his kidnapping and humiliation at the hands of unidentified individuals.
Wolt and Bolt couriers go on strike in Azerbaijan
The strike is perhaps the first case of industrial action by employees in the gig economy in Azerbaijan.
Activist arrested in Azerbaijan following deportation from Germany
Samir Ashurov was deported along with his wife after the German authorities reportedly denied their asylum request.
Aliyev replaces long-serving central bank head with loyalist
After 27 years as governor of the central bank, Elman Rustamov was replaced by the former CEO of Pasha Bank.
Azerbaijani government ran cyber espionage and influence ops on Facebook, company says
Facebook said they had removed a ‘hybrid network’ that ‘combined cyber espionage with Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’.
Russia deploys more peacekeepers to halt ‘Azerbaijani advance’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani troops appear to have vacated the village of Parukh, but are still reportedly stationed nearby.
Azerbaijani student reportedly captured by Russian troops in Mariupol
A 20-year-old Azerbaijani student was reportedly captured by Chechen troops in the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Azerbaijani mother of three murdered in crisis shelter
Ulviya Hasanova, 27, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband.
Baku secures a corridor through Iran
The corridor will connect western Azerbaijan with Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan.