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.

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...

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