158 people put on updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

March 19, 2025 22:40

• Stand-up comedian from Yeysk accused of insulting SMO fighter

  A criminal case was opened against Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from the city of Yeysk, after his performance in which he joked about a disabled person who had stepped on a mine. Investigators saw his words as an insult to a participant in the special military operation (SMO), but Ostanin himself claims that he was joking about a simple beggar.

March 19, 2025 22:24

• Georgian journalist Amaglobeli fined for insulting policeman

  A judge has obliged Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” outlets, to pay a fine within an administrative case of insulting a police officer. At the hearing on the criminal case of the attack on the police officer, the journalist's defence demanded to challenge the judge, but the motion was dismissed.

March 19, 2025 21:17

• Volgograd student apologizes for criticizing Mufti

  A student from Syria studying in Volgograd recorded a video apologizing for his reaction to the Mufti’s words about the events in the Middle East.

March 18, 2025 21:49

• Six political migrants charged in absentia in Baku in criminal cases

  Investigators requested six political migrants to return to Azerbaijan in connection with criminal proceedings.

March 18, 2025 21:46

• Ecologists treat fine to blogger Ozarovsky as punishment for his activities

  A fine for using obscene language to blogger from Anapa Yuri Ozarovsky followed his criticism of officials regarding the ineffective solution of problems with fuel oil spills.