Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

The Campaign 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 Partnerships, at the behest of Azerbaijani lawyers, human rights defenders, and their organisations.

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Over 400 political prisoners by December 2025, based on previous data from Azerbaijani civil society

The number of political prisoners has surged by 321.5%, increasing from 93 individuals in February 2023 to at least 400 in December 2025.

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...

The European Parliament Must Continue to Act on Azerbaijan

The European Parliament Must Continue to Act against the Backdrop of the Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan A new European Parliament resolution on Azerbaijan is urgently needed. Repression has deepened, political prisoners now number over 400 people, and EU engagement...

Report: EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles

EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles Our new report examines how the European Union deprioritised human rights in its relationship with Azerbaijan at the very moment the country is undergoing its most intense period of repression since independence. As we document...

Press release: Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles

Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan:EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles For immediate release: Baku, Brussels, Geneva, 9 December 2025 — Azerbaijan’s geopolitical relevance has grown through its control of energy routes and its balancing act in the oil and gas...

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...

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...