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Berlin – Azerbaijani forces have inhumanely treated numerous ethnic Armenian military troops captured in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch said today. They subjected these prisoners of war (POWs) to physical abuse and humiliation, in actions that were captured on videos and widely circulated on social media since October.
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A steady stream of videos depicting shocking atrocities by Azerbaijani soldiers against Armenian civilians and prisoners of war has emerged on social media.
Read more “Evidence of widespread atrocities emerges following Karabakh war”
After 7 regions were donated to Azerbaijan by Russia, the “brave” soldiers who entered these territories began a merciless war with the Armenian graves.
Read more ““brave” Azerbaijani soldiers are fighting against Armenian graves”
Prominent Talysh historian and activist Fakhraddin Abbasov has died in prison in Azerbaijan, where he was serving 16 years for treason.
Read more “Prominent Talysh activist dies in prison in Azerbaijan”
Since the fighting with Armenia began in late September, Azerbaijan’s government has severely restricted, when not completely blocked, Internet access. Pro-government media outlets have been spared from the restrictions
Read more “Azerbaijan, the Internet in times of war”
Narmin Shahmarzade wrote on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon that Giyas Ibrahimov was ‘taken away by a car’ and that she was notified by phone to present herself at a police station.
Read more “Azerbaijani peace activists called for questioning”
On September 22nd, I received several reports from sources inside the Syrian National Army (SNA), the umbrella organization of all Syrian opposition factions backed by Turkey, that the first deployment of SNA men to Azerbaijan had taken place. For months before this, rumors that Turkey would be sending militants to Azerbaijans had been swirling among the SNA. “The men were taken to Turkey, forced to shave their beards and wear civilian clothes, and then they began their journey,” a Hamza Division militant in Afrin said.
Read more “Turkey’s Syrian Mercenaries in Azerbaijan “Feel Tricked” as Bodies Pile Up”
At least three Syrian opposition fighters have been killed in skirmishes in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Guardian has learned, confirming earlier reports of foreign involvement in the battle between Armenian and Azerbaijan over the territory and increasing fears it may spiral into a wider regional conflict.
Read more “The Guardian – Nagorno-Karabakh: at least three Syrian fighters killed”
Azerbaijani activist Giyas Ibrahimov was detained by security forces in his home country, alleging that he made anti-war statements on the internet. İbrahimov was released after his statement was taken.
Read more “Azerbaijani activist detained by raiding his home for his anti-war posts”
Over the summer, the international community witnessed the detention, sanction, or conviction of political activists following a largely peaceful demonstration on 14-15 July. Just last week, the latest efforts by the authorities to silence opposition voices resulted in the sentencing of Tofig Yagublu following trumped-up charges of hooliganism, reads a statement of the Human Rights House Foundation.
Read more “Azerbaijani authorities must cease crackdown on dissenting voices, and release political prisoners – HRHF”