Friends of Azerbaijan Condemn the forced closure of The Human Rights House, Azerbaijan

Friends of Azerbaijan call on the government of Azerbaijan to reinstate the Human Rights House which has worked hard since 2007 to implement structures that allow free speech and support people to speak freely without intimidation.
We call on the Azerbaijan Government to retract it’s oppressive act to stop all activity of this important organisation or [...]

Heavy-handed response to Baku protests

Amnesty International Report (Link to original)

Around 30 people were arrested in Baku today when part of a virtual protest against the government in Azerbaijan became reality.
Small groups of people gathered spontaneously in different areas of central Baku, responding to an 11 March Facebook event that over 4,100 people signed up to.
Protesters on the streets told [...]

March 12th Protests: Police break up opposition rally in Azerbaijan

BAKU (Reuters original article here) – Azerbaijan police detained more than 30 activists of the opposition Musavat Party when its members took to the street of Baku on Saturday to protest against the ruling elite following a similar rally a day before.
Azerbaijan, an energy supplier to Europe and a transit route for [...]

Police detain 43 in Azerbaijan protest bid

BAKU (Reuters March 11th 2011) – Azerbaijan security forces detained 43 people on Friday after anti-government activists used social media to call for street protests in the oil-producing Muslim state, inspired by the Arab uprisings.
Azerbaijan, an energy supplier to Europe and a transit route for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, has [...]

Azerbaijan: Youth Activists Targeted as Freedom of Expression Clampdown Continues

STATEMENT FROM ARTICLE 19 [10 March 2011]
Azerbaijan: Youth Activists Targeted as Freedom of Expression Clampdown Continues
Member organisations of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan condemn the recent wave of arrests of youth activists and bloggers in connection with planned pro-democracy protests in the country, and call for their immediate release. Reports of restrictions on freedom [...]