Azerbaijan’s human-rights record is under fire as it prepares to host UN climate talks

Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights Watch and Freedom Now.

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Oct 8, 2024 - 20:59
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Azerbaijan’s human-rights record is under fire as it prepares to host UN climate talks
An Azerbaijani environmental activist waves a national flag during a protest against what they claim is illegal mining at the Lachin corridor, the only land link between the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and Armenia.

Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights Watch and Freedom Now.

(Image credit: Tofik Babayev)

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