najmin kamilsoy
@knecmin.bsky.social
dr. public and social policy @charlesuni.cuni.cz / south caucasus / international development, civil society, authoritarian policy-making
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Georgian Dream rolled out new series of restrictions, extending scope of "grants" needing government approval, introducing jail sentences for grants-related offences, announcing bans on party membership, and criminalizing "external lobbying," among others:
GD Announces New Restrictions on Receiving Grants, Party Membership, ‘External Lobbying’ - Civil Georgia
The ruling Georgian Dream party has announced a series of legislative amendments that would impose f
civil.ge
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Georgian Dream rolled out new series of restrictions, extending scope of "grants" needing government approval, introducing jail sentences for grants-related offences, announcing bans on party membership, and criminalizing "external lobbying," among others:
"In Azerbaijan, research is a risky activity, and it is deemed high treason. This is what happened to Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov.”
Watch the European Parliament discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan (started at 20:26):
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Watch the European Parliament discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan (started at 20:26):
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Plenary Session - Multimedia Centre
The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"In Azerbaijan, research is a risky activity, and it is deemed high treason. This is what happened to Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov.”
Watch the European Parliament discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan (started at 20:26):
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Watch the European Parliament discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan (started at 20:26):
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
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The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
A new report tracks and documents how the European Union is trading away its principles for energy and connectivity with Azerbaijan
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@endrepression-az.org
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@endrepression-az.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A new report tracks and documents how the European Union is trading away its principles for energy and connectivity with Azerbaijan
free-anar.site/wp-content/u...
@endrepression-az.org
free-anar.site/wp-content/u...
@endrepression-az.org
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1/ According to a BBC investigation, a toxic compound used in World War I, “camite,” was used to disperse demonstrators at protests in Georgia in November–December 2024. It was mixed with the water used in the cannons.
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
1/ According to a BBC investigation, a toxic compound used in World War I, “camite,” was used to disperse demonstrators at protests in Georgia in November–December 2024. It was mixed with the water used in the cannons.
Azerbaijan arrests main opposition leader Ali Karimli, his advisor Mammad Ibrahim and several other associates. This will effectively end any non-systemic opposition presence in the country, following total eradication of independent media & civic organizations. Towards full-fledged totalitarianism.
We are extremely concerned about today’s actions lead by the National Security Agency against the leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Ali Karimli 🇦🇿
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Azerbaijan arrests main opposition leader Ali Karimli, his advisor Mammad Ibrahim and several other associates. This will effectively end any non-systemic opposition presence in the country, following total eradication of independent media & civic organizations. Towards full-fledged totalitarianism.
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Azerbaijan isn’t just silencing critics at home — it’s reaching abroad. Exiled journalists, analysts & activists are being targeted with arrest warrants and trumped-up charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... Baku should #StopTransnationalRepression, says @hrw
https://hrw.org/news/2025/11/2…
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Azerbaijan isn’t just silencing critics at home — it’s reaching abroad. Exiled journalists, analysts & activists are being targeted with arrest warrants and trumped-up charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... Baku should #StopTransnationalRepression, says @hrw
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Azerbaijan’s presidential website has briefly published, then quietly removed, a detailed regulation outlining how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data on citizens and residents through a new centralised system.
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Azerbaijan deletes plan for detailed surveillance system minutes after publication
The plan outlined how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data.
oc-media.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Azerbaijan’s presidential website has briefly published, then quietly removed, a detailed regulation outlining how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data on citizens and residents through a new centralised system.
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-d...
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-d...
Caucasus Barometer has always been the most reliable and freely accessible public opinion data source for the South Caucasus. Now, CRRC-Georgia needs our support to continue doing this critically important work. I encourage everyone to donate: gogetfunding.com/democracy-ne...
Democracy Needs Data: Keep the Caucasus Barometer Georgia Alive
In Georgia, independent and reliable data is under threat. At a time of political change, economic uncertainty, and rising misinformation, trusted facts are more essential than ever. For nearly two de...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Caucasus Barometer has always been the most reliable and freely accessible public opinion data source for the South Caucasus. Now, CRRC-Georgia needs our support to continue doing this critically important work. I encourage everyone to donate: gogetfunding.com/democracy-ne...
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⭕ Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes. - Opinion by Tazo Sozashvili.
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Opinion | Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes
To support Israel unconditionally is to betray Georgia’s history, and to normalise the logic of occupation, including our own.
oc-media.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
⭕ Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes. - Opinion by Tazo Sozashvili.
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oc-media.org/opinion-geor...
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NEW!!! Senator Shaheen Staff Hand-Delivers Letters to Detained Journalists and Lawyer in Azerbaijan
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW!!! Senator Shaheen Staff Hand-Delivers Letters to Detained Journalists and Lawyer in Azerbaijan
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🅾️ Opinion: Azerbaijan should align its actions to its commitment to peace — free Bahruz Samadov now.
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Opinion | My friend Bahruz is in prison for advocating peace — now that’s state policy
Azerbaijan should align its actions to its commitment to peace — free Bahruz Samadov now.
oc-media.org
August 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🅾️ Opinion: Azerbaijan should align its actions to its commitment to peace — free Bahruz Samadov now.
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at tomorrow’s US-Azerbaijan-Armenia summit in Washington DC:
- the sides will announce agreement on “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) with American “commercial” involvement
- Aliyev & Pashinyan will sign joint declaration detailing concrete pathway for final peace
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- the sides will announce agreement on “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) with American “commercial” involvement
- Aliyev & Pashinyan will sign joint declaration detailing concrete pathway for final peace
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August 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
at tomorrow’s US-Azerbaijan-Armenia summit in Washington DC:
- the sides will announce agreement on “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) with American “commercial” involvement
- Aliyev & Pashinyan will sign joint declaration detailing concrete pathway for final peace
⬇️
- the sides will announce agreement on “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) with American “commercial” involvement
- Aliyev & Pashinyan will sign joint declaration detailing concrete pathway for final peace
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Even in prison, @ulviyyaali.bsky.social doesn't stop doing journalism. Here is her interview with Bahruz Samadov. medium.com/@cavidaga/ul...
Ulviyya Ali’s interview with Bahruz Samadov
Originally published by AbzasMedia in Azerbaijani. The translation to English is part of my efforts to highlight the unjust arrest of my…
medium.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Even in prison, @ulviyyaali.bsky.social doesn't stop doing journalism. Here is her interview with Bahruz Samadov. medium.com/@cavidaga/ul...
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Putin: “I’ve already said that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours. … We have this old rule, that wherever a Russian steps foot — that’s our territory.”
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Putin: “I’ve already said that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours. … We have this old rule, that wherever a Russian steps foot — that’s our territory.”
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
THREAD: The ongoing severe repression in Azerbaijan has slipped behind all the regional headlines, but it should not remain unnoticed. The Abzas Case marked a tipping point in the Aliyev government's determination to extinguish all independent media.
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Azerbaijan hands down lengthy sentences to Abzas Media team
Abzas Media was one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
oc-media.org
June 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
THREAD: The ongoing severe repression in Azerbaijan has slipped behind all the regional headlines, but it should not remain unnoticed. The Abzas Case marked a tipping point in the Aliyev government's determination to extinguish all independent media.
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
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⭕ BREAKING: The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has handed out sentences of between 7-9 years in prison to the management and journalists of Abzas Media, one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
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Azerbaijan hands down lengthy sentences to Abzas Media team
Abzas Media was one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
oc-media.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
⭕ BREAKING: The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has handed out sentences of between 7-9 years in prison to the management and journalists of Abzas Media, one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
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🛫 I've got a new research article out in Mobilities, as part of a special issue on the Caucasus (check it out!!) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Title : "Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)"
Title : "Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)"
Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)
This article examines the role that infrastructure and logistics have played as a method of authoritarian conflict management implemented by Azerbaijan after it regained control of most of the disp...
www.tandfonline.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🛫 I've got a new research article out in Mobilities, as part of a special issue on the Caucasus (check it out!!) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Title : "Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)"
Title : "Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)"
“Quiet diplomacy” is the new name for allowing an authoritarian regime to humiliate you.
Welcome home, Théo Clerc.
His release from Azerbaijan shows what quiet diplomacy and respectful engagement can achieve.
I am relieved his detention is over and I’ll continue doing my part to support our citizens abroad.
His release from Azerbaijan shows what quiet diplomacy and respectful engagement can achieve.
I am relieved his detention is over and I’ll continue doing my part to support our citizens abroad.
May 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Quiet diplomacy” is the new name for allowing an authoritarian regime to humiliate you.
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www.foreignaffairs.com/azerbaijan/p... Zaur's piece on Azerbaijan is excellent, authoritative, comprehensive and asks the hard questions about the country's future @zaurshiriyev.bsky.social
The Precarious Power of Azerbaijan
A delayed peace with Armenia endangers a new regional order.
www.foreignaffairs.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
www.foreignaffairs.com/azerbaijan/p... Zaur's piece on Azerbaijan is excellent, authoritative, comprehensive and asks the hard questions about the country's future @zaurshiriyev.bsky.social
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Key findings from the latest report from Georgian civil society organizations on the Georgia crackdowns in November-February:
[Report in Georgian:
cutt.ly/6rz3ADOy]
- 77.7% of respondents reported experiencing violence and mistreatment by police. 🧵 1/9
[Report in Georgian:
cutt.ly/6rz3ADOy]
- 77.7% of respondents reported experiencing violence and mistreatment by police. 🧵 1/9
May 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Key findings from the latest report from Georgian civil society organizations on the Georgia crackdowns in November-February:
[Report in Georgian:
cutt.ly/6rz3ADOy]
- 77.7% of respondents reported experiencing violence and mistreatment by police. 🧵 1/9
[Report in Georgian:
cutt.ly/6rz3ADOy]
- 77.7% of respondents reported experiencing violence and mistreatment by police. 🧵 1/9
Still having a hard time to digest @ulviyyaali.bsky.social's arrest. She is the latest victim of Azerbaijan's ongoing repressions - reminiscent of Stalin's. She is now suffering from injuries from torture she faced during detention.
@washingtonpost.com story:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
@washingtonpost.com story:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
She covered human rights for VOA in Azerbaijan. Now she’s in jail.
Ulviyya Ali reported for Voice of America for years. Trump’s moves to dismantle the U.S.-funded outlet may have put her at greater risk, activists say.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Still having a hard time to digest @ulviyyaali.bsky.social's arrest. She is the latest victim of Azerbaijan's ongoing repressions - reminiscent of Stalin's. She is now suffering from injuries from torture she faced during detention.
@washingtonpost.com story:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
@washingtonpost.com story:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Important article on young people's political memories, positions and intergenerational relations in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia:
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
This article explores socio-political landscapes in the South Caucasus through lyrical sociology with an emphasis on memory, political positions and intergenerational relations. Focusing on young p...
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Important article on young people's political memories, positions and intergenerational relations in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia:
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....