Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

The Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan is a joint project of human rights defenders and NGOs highlighting the systemic nature of the practice of arbitrary detention for over two decades.

The Campaign is managed by Progress & Change Action Lab, at the behest of Azerbaijani lawyers, human rights defenders, and their organisations.

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Political prisoners recorded in October 2025, according to Azerbaijani civil society

The number of political prisoners has surged by 321.5%, increasing from 93 individuals in February 2023 to 392 in October 2025.

CRISIS UPDATE: Weekend Crackdown in Azerbaijan, including Arrest of Opposition Leader, Ali Karimli

Weekend Crackdown in Azerbaijan, including Arrest of Opposition Leader, Ali Karimli Azerbaijan has entered one of its most serious crackdowns on political opposition in recent years. Over the weekend, the National Security Agency raided the home of Ali Karimli, leader...

Report: EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles

EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles On 8 December 2025, the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan will publish its report,“Trading Away Principles. Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: the European Union Prioritises Energy and Geopolitics”. Key Findings from the...

CRISIS UPDATE: Azerbaijan Expands Transnational Repression Through Criminal Proceedings in Absentia

Azerbaijan Expands Transnational Repression Through Criminal Proceedings in Absentia Analysis authored by Samed Rahimli, human rights lawyer, member of the Steering Committee of the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan, shows how criminal proceedings in absentia...

I, Anar Mammadli, am submitting this communication from my cell

I, Anar Mammadli, am submitting this communication from my cell… Letter by Anar Mammadli from his place of detention in Azerbaijan to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe asking for strong measures by the Committee given the defiance by the authorities...

CRISIS UPDATE: Retaliatory Suspension and Prosecution of Lawyer Zabil Gahramanov

Retaliatory Suspension and Prosecution of Lawyer Zabil Gahramanov The Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan has published a new case analysis documenting the suspension and prosecution of defence lawyer Zabil Gahramanov. This further persecution of a human rights...

Human rights groups urge International Association of Judges to act on Azerbaijan

Human rights groups urge International Association of Judges to act on Azerbaijan Baku/Geneva, 29 September 2025 – A coalition of human rights groups has written to the International Association of Judges (IAJ) ahead of its annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, calling...