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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 14h

President Aliyev says the European Parliament is fixated on Azerbaijan. Each resolution follows the arrest of human rights defenders, journalists, academics and opposition leaders 🇦🇿 The number of resolutions measures the level of repression in Azerbaijan ⚖️

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 15h

Watch the debate at the European Parliament on human rights in Azerbaijan, starting in less than 10 minutes: www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 20h

On the way the EU engages with Azerbaijan, how it puts energy policy ahead of values, human rights and the rule of law, check out the publication ‘Trading Away Principles’ www.endrepression-az.org/report-eu-az...

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Report: EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles | Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you @europarl.europa.eu for 4 resolutions on human rights in Azerbaijan since April 2024, each calling to free political prisoners. A 5th is due this week 🇦🇿 EEAS and Commission accommodate the situation at best; member states enable it via energy deals. Time for accountability ⚖️

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Crude Accountability @crude-ngo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today we celebrate that Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was able to leave Azerbaijan for Germany to receive much needed medical treatment. We celebrate his being reunited with his family and honor his amazing children for their indomitable spirit and successful efforts to bring him out of the country.

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Freedom Now @freedomnoworg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We welcome the release of Gubad Ibadoghlu from house arrest after more than 3 yrs of wrongful detention! We call on #Azerbaijan to drop the charges against him and to release all political prisoners www.freedom-now.org/azerbaijan-d...

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 18/04/2026

Economist and anti-corruption advocate Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, who has ties to Virginia, has been unjustly detained in Azerbaijan for 1,000 days. No one should be imprisoned for speaking out against corruption. Azerbaijan must uphold human rights and due process.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Azerbaijan exacts a ransom for detained French nationals 🇦🇿 France pressured the EU to lift sanctions on Alisher Usmanov, an oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin. The exemption was part of a secret deal with Azerbaijan to free detained French citizens.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In 2023 Azerbaijan paid Formula-1 USD 57 million to host the Baku GP, the highest fee of any host, whilst the state budget kept the full cost out of public view, according to Gubad Ibadoghlu's analysis. 🔗 ssrn.com/abstract=443...

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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Azerbaijan’s Hosting of Formula 1 Races

In 2022, 207.2 million manats were allocated from the state budget to finance international, country-level, and other similar events by the official Baku, and 2

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Formula 1 raced through Baku yesterday, lending its broadcast to a government that holds 328 political prisoners. The perpetrators rule, the enablers pay, the accommodators watch the race. #F1 #AzerbaijanGP 🏁

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is why the absence of the rule of law and judicial independence, coupled with the systematic application of arbitrary detention in Azerbaijan, should constitute a fundamental concern for Europe in its entirety ⤵️

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Rights Capture Monitor @rightscapture.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

President Aliyev calls @europarl ‘a nest of corruption’ and a body of Islamophobes. He uses the vocabulary of accountability, turns it around, pointing it at the institution that used that vocabulary against him ⬛️ Worth a thread 🧵⤵️ @operativmedia.bsky.social

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İlham Əliyev (@azpresident) on X

Avropa Parlamenti rüşvətxorlar yuvasıdır.

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Notes from the Faultline @faultlinenotes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today, a court sentenced Anar Mammadli to 13 years 🇦🇿⚡️ His crime: building Azerbaijan's only independent election watchdog. The Council of Europe gave him its human rights prize in 2014, whilst he served his first sentence for the same work. Since @coe.int leadership is silent. Release him ✌️

Campaign poster in dark navy, teal and pale yellow. A stylised, high-contrast portrait of Anar Mammadli fills the upper two thirds: a man in his forties with short dark hair, rectangular glasses and a moustache, wearing a dark suit jacket, shirt and tie, looking directly at the viewer. The website address www.endrepression-az.org appears in small capitals in the top right corner. Beneath the portrait, large yellow block capitals read "Freedom for Anar Mammadli", with the line "End repression in Azerbaijan" in teal capitals along the bottom.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The political prisoners in Azerbaijan embody Europe's stated values and the principles the Council of Europe has been built on 🇪🇺 To them, silence is deafening. If they stop believing in these institutions, European human rights bodies lose their best advocates and relevance.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

For a decade, Azerbaijan has jailed its critics whilst Europe stayed silent ⚠️ We document what that silence costs and the pathway Europe must take to stop it. ➡️ The roadmap exists; what remains is the will to follow it: www.endrepression-az.org/victims-of-a...

Banner with gold and white text on teal background: "Systemic Silencing of Independent Voices, Firmly Entrenched in Azerbaijan through Decade Long Repression." Website: www.endrepression-az.org. Decorative Greek-key footer border.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

On 26 May 2026, Afgan Sadigov was denied exit from Baku airport: another travel ban, another silence from the authorities on why they restrict his freedom ⚠️🇦🇿

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Political prisoner Ilgar Aliyev was found dead in Correctional Facility No. 13 on 1 May 2026 ⚠️ His death follows Elbayi Karimli's death in prison in December 2025. Prison deaths require independent investigation.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

➡️ Read our full submission to the Council of Europe under Rule 9.2 on Azerbaijan's contempt for justice: www.endrepression-az.org/we-call-for-...

Website banner with the Campaign's dark navy background. The article title is set in large cream Oswald Bold characters, centred; an excerpt follows in white serif type, also centred; a red rounded "Read More" button sits at the bottom centre.
Text on image: We Call for an Ad Hoc Mechanism for the Mammadli Group of Cases. An Ad Hoc Mechanism for the Mammadli Group of Cases Rule 9.2 submission filed with the Committee of Ministers on seven years of non-execution. On 12 May 2026, the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan filed a Rule 9.2 submission with the Department for the Execution… Read More.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Seven years after Mammadli v Azerbaijan, the @echr.coe.int's judgment remains unimplemented 🇪🇺🇦🇿 The same indictment template now silences a new generation of journalists and human rights defenders and Anar Mammadli is in prison again. We ask @coe.int for an ad hoc mechanism.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A human rights defender arrested in the “NGO case” tells the court: “If I were a criminal, I would not have used a state bank account directly monitored by the authorities.” Asef Ahmadov's powerful courtroom statement dismantles prosecutors' charges with facts. He seeks justice ⚖️

Poster with dark navy background and pale yellow horizontal band across centre. Pixelated portrait of a man in dark clothing, rendered in dark navy and pale yellow with red glitch effects. Text at top in teal: "WWW.ENDREPRESSION-AZ.ORG". Large yellow bold text below portrait reads "FREEDOM FOR ASEF AHMADOV". Small text at bottom in teal: "END REPRESSION IN AZERBAIJAN".

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Time for a “grand deal” 🇺🇸🇦🇿 @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Andrew Danieri argues such a deal, built on the model used in talks with Belarus, could provide for the release of a number of political prisoners vs the lifting of US arms sale restrictions. www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/n...

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Now is the time for a US ‘grand deal’ with Azerbaijan

The White House should work with Congress to propose ending a ban on arms sales to Baku in exchange for the release of unjustly detained individuals.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The European Parliament called for the freedom for Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov — they are still in detention ⚠️ What does the EU do? It intensifies a partnership without conditions. ➡️ Our briefing note to @droi.europarl.europa.eu www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-...

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our briefing note for @droi.europarl.europa.eu documents the continuing deterioration on the ground, maps the implementation of the December 2025 resolution paragraph by paragraph, and analyses what the 11 March 2026 Costa–Aliyev statement reveals: www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-...

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Partnership Without Conditions: Our Briefing Note for the European Parliament | Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The partnership without condition continues 🇪🇺🛢️🇦🇿 We researched EU-Azerbaijan relations and specifically how under EU High Representative @kajakallas.bsky.social‘s leadership the EU’s realignment took place. www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-... @mounirsatouri.bsky.social

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Partnership Without Conditions: Our Briefing Note for the European Parliament | Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The EU-Azerbaijan March 2026 joint statement contains no mention of political prisoners, civil society, media freedom, or the @droi.europarl.europa.eu own December 2025 resolution ⚠️ ➡️ Our briefing note maps the gap between what the EU says and what it does: www.endrepression-az.org/partnership-...

The EU flag with an arrow pointing towards a blindfolded figure of Lady Justice holding two sets of scales. The left scales are labelled Energy and Trade. The right scales are labelled Human Rights and Rule of Law. The scales on the left are balanced; the scales on the right are tipped, with Human Rights outweighing Rule of Law. The title above reads: "The European Union is Trading Away Principles."

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Learn more about Ramil Babayev's case, including the charges against him and his background as a human rights defender and animal rights advocate: free-anar.site/political-pr...

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

CRISIS UPDATE: Ramil Babayev appeared at today's Toplum TV case hearing in Baku on a five-day dry hunger strike 🚨 He told the judge he vomited blood twice and was denied medical care until the night before the hearing. He was brought to court by force.

Campaign poster in the style associated with the Obama "Hope" image. A stylised portrait of a young man rendered in dark navy, red, and cream tones against a cream background. Large bold text below reads "FREEDOM FOR RAMIL BABAYEV" in cream lettering on a dark navy background. Beneath, in smaller teal lettering: "END REPRESSION IN AZERBAIJIAN". The website address www.endrepression-az.org appears in the top right corner.

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Florian Irminger @florianirminger.ch · 03/05/2026

This is the substance: the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan detailed analysis of the EU-Azerbaijan relationship shows how energy commitments have been decoupled from human rights obligations. 🔗 Read it www.endrepression-az.org/report-eu-az...

Illustration of Lady Justice blindfolded, holding three scales. The left scale is imbalanced, weighted heavily toward "Energy" and "Trade." The right scale tips toward "Human Rights" and "Rule of Law," but is visibly outweighed. The EU flag with yellow stars appears at top left, with an arrow pointing toward the figure. Title reads: "The European Union is Trading Away Principles." The image uses teal and yellow tones to symbolise the EU's prioritisation of economic interests over human rights commitments.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Authorities confiscated Akif Gurbanov’s written materials, pressured fellow detainees to testify against him, cut off his phone access because he refused orders to stop writing political criticism from inside the Baku Pretrial Detention Centre, according to IIIrd Republic Platform.

Campaign poster in the style of the 2008 Obama “Hope” poster. A stylised portrait of Akif Gurbanov is rendered in cream, steel blue and dark navy against a background divided between red and dark navy. Bold dark navy text reads: FREEDOM FOR AKIF GURBANOV. Below, in red: END REPRESSION IN AZERBAIJAN. The website address www.endrepression-az.org appears in small text in the top right corner.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

General Rapporteur for political prisoners of @pace.coe.int, Azadeh Rojhan calls for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli. Write to President Aliyev to demand Anar Mammadli's release (scan QR code in the image). 🔗 pace.coe.int/en/news/1028...

Campaign graphic in English featuring a stylised portrait of Anar Mammadli on a teal background in the upper half. The headline "TWO YEARS UNJUSTLY DETAINED" appears in pale yellow and white. The lower half is dark navy and reads "WRITE TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV", followed by the call to send a message directly to President Aliyev and demand the immediate release of Anar Mammadli, held for two years on fabricated charges. A QR code appears on the right, with the URL www.free-anar.site at the bottom.

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Michel Forst @michelforst.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🔔 Weekly updates on complaints 🇦🇿Complaint ACSR/C/2024/45 (Azerbaijan) (ongoing) Concerns the alleged penalization of Anar Mammadli, advocate for human rights and environmental justice in Azerbaijan. 🔎 Details shorturl.at/z0Aoe 📌 Follow this series on my social media 📩 For updates eepurl.com/jtOQ-Y

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Two years ago today, Azerbaijan grabbed Anar Mammadli off the streets of Baku as he went to pick up his child at nursery. He’s still in prison on fabricated charges ⚠️ ➡️ Sign the petition for his release secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...

Square campaign graphic with a stylised portrait of Anar Mammadli, an Azerbaijani human rights defender wearing glasses and a suit, in the lower right against a teal background. The headline "TWO YEARS UNJUSTLY DETAINED" appears at the top in pale yellow and white capitals, followed by "FREEDOM FOR ANAR MAMMADLI" in pale yellow. The URL www.free-anar.site sits at the bottom left.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Anar Məmmədli iki ildir uydurma ittihamlar əsasında həbsdədir. Prezident Əliyevə birbaşa məktub göndərin və onun dərhal azad edilməsini tələb edin ⚖️

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Join all of those calling for the release of Anar Mammadli ⚖️ Join us calling for the end of the persecution of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, civic activists and scholars ✊ ➡️ Sign our petition secure.avaaz.org/community_pe... @avaaz.org

banner showing the text "TWO YEARS UNJUSTLY DETAINED" on the left in pale yellow and white capitals, with a stylised portrait of Anar Mammadli on the right against a teal background.

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European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) @epde.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Our colleague and EPDE co-founder, Anar Mammadli, is held as political prisoner in Azerbaijan for almost two years. We stand in solidarity with Anar as a new hearing is being held in Baku.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Free Anar Mammadli 🇦🇿 Two Years of Arbitrary Detention Must End ⚖️ In today's press release, we call on @presidentaz to order the release of Anar Mammadli and to put an end to the persecution of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, civic activists and scholars.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Today in Baku ⚠️ A new hearing is being held in Anar Mammadli’s case; almost two years on from his abduction, the trial drags on as a political instrument 🔗 free-anar.site

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Georgia arrested a journalist on a fake charge at midnight, deported him to Azerbaijan, ignored a binding European Court order to protect him. Eight organisations are demanding the Council of Europe acts. It's silence is threatening its credibility. 🔗 free-anar.site/human-rights...

Screenshot of the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan website showing the article title "Human Rights Groups Urge Council of Europe to Act on Forced Return of Afgan Sadigov", published 20 April 2026, with a subtitle beginning "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…" and a red "Read More" button, on a dark navy background with gold and white text.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today in Baku: another hearing in the politically motivated case against Bashir Suleymanli. Election monitoring expert and human rights defender, he was arrested in March 2025. He was jailed before, in 2014. Same reason: his work.

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The Azerbaijani government prepping citizens to accept a dynasty🤴🇦🇿👸 It used to be all about President Ilham Aliyev. Pro-government media now report more and more about the Family’s religious, charitable, symbolic activities, via @globalvoices.org globalvoices.org/2026/04/11/e...

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Extending authoritarianism through dynasty in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani media is softening the regime’s harsh authoritarian practices by contrasting them with images of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s family conducting familial, religious and charitab...

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🇬🇪 Last night: Georgia expels Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to face persecution in Baku. 🇦🇿 Today: President Aliyev lands in Tbilisi. Some coincidences are hard to overlook. Our CRISIS UPDATE: free-anar.site/afgan-sadigo...

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Afgan Sadigov: Georgia Must Account for his Forced Return to Azerbaijan | Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan Accountability Platform @act-azerbaijan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🚨 CRISIS UPDATE Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was arrested in Tbilisi, forcibly expelled, and has arrived in Baku today. It all took place despite binding @echr.coe.int interim measures. This is transnational repression. Georgia must account for it. 🔗 free-anar.site/afgan-sadigo...

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