Being Gay in Azerbaijan
LGBT people routinely face violence and abuse by officials and their own families.
LGBT people routinely face violence and abuse by officials and their own families.
Observers warn that the crackdown on dissenters continues.
Figures have quadrupled since 2008, largely attributed to social problems and injustice.
Activists warn that government demonisation has created a culture of impunity.
The country’s most famous prisoner of conscience has been freed, but activists continue to be detained.
Drugs charges used as pretext for detaining men who vandalised a public monument.
A draft law under consideration by parliament has been condemned as highly provocative.
Experts warn that the situation has been getting worse, not better.
Strong nationalist sentiments on both sides mix with fatigue over the unending conflict.
Citizens say they are falling victim to a skewed judicial system.