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A new United Nations report found that more than 6,000 people were killed in just three days during the RSF offensive on El Fasher, #Sudan. The atrocities may amount to crimes against humanity.
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At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A new United Nations report found that more than 6,000 people were killed in just three days during the RSF offensive on El Fasher, #Sudan. The atrocities may amount to crimes against humanity.
www.npr.org/2026/02/15/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/15/n...
“The fight against corruption is imperative for protecting the integrity of markets and defending human rights, both at home and abroad.”
- Uzra Zeya, president and CEO of @humanrights1st.bsky.social
- Uzra Zeya, president and CEO of @humanrights1st.bsky.social
With SASSOUFIT and @rwchr.bsky.social we’re proud today to recommend targeted sanctions against two members of Congo-Brazzaville’s ruling Sassou Nguesso family for allegedly embezzling public funds and laundering them into U.S. real estate. @andreangombet.bsky.social
Human Rights First, Sassoufit Collective, and Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Seek U.S. and Canadian Sanctions on Congolese President’s Son, Daughter for Embezzlement, Laundering into United ...
Washington, D.C. – Three organizations that fight for the rule of law – Human Rights First, the Sassoufit Collective, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights – today submitted a dossier to th...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“The fight against corruption is imperative for protecting the integrity of markets and defending human rights, both at home and abroad.”
- Uzra Zeya, president and CEO of @humanrights1st.bsky.social
- Uzra Zeya, president and CEO of @humanrights1st.bsky.social
Check out our executive director, Justyna Gudzowska, in the new season of the Irish Sun podcast The Kinahan's Downfall, where she likens Dubai to Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars—a crossroads where the galaxy's rogues gather, regardless of their criminal (or sanctioned!) status. pod.link/1676062124
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Check out our executive director, Justyna Gudzowska, in the new season of the Irish Sun podcast The Kinahan's Downfall, where she likens Dubai to Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars—a crossroads where the galaxy's rogues gather, regardless of their criminal (or sanctioned!) status. pod.link/1676062124
JD Vance’s Azerbaijan trip is the most high profile US visit in more than a decade. It presents a historic opportunity to focus on corruption, accountability, and long-term regional stability.
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
JD Vance’s Azerbaijan trip is the most high profile US visit in more than a decade. It presents a historic opportunity to focus on corruption, accountability, and long-term regional stability.
Corruption, conflict, and unchecked greed are accelerating worldwide. The Sentry follows the money, exposes wrongdoing, and pushes for accountability.
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Give now to double your impact.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Corruption, conflict, and unchecked greed are accelerating worldwide. The Sentry follows the money, exposes wrongdoing, and pushes for accountability.
Every dollar is matched—but only until midnight tonight.
Give now to double your impact.
thesentry.givevirtuous.org/donate/suppo...
Every dollar is matched—but only until midnight tonight.
Give now to double your impact.
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Our 2025 Impact Report is out.
This year, The Sentry exposed corruption in Libya, Wagner’s failures in Mali, dirty money behind the war in Sudan, and more.
None of it happens without you.
Read the report → thesentry.org/our-impact
This year, The Sentry exposed corruption in Libya, Wagner’s failures in Mali, dirty money behind the war in Sudan, and more.
None of it happens without you.
Read the report → thesentry.org/our-impact
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our 2025 Impact Report is out.
This year, The Sentry exposed corruption in Libya, Wagner’s failures in Mali, dirty money behind the war in Sudan, and more.
None of it happens without you.
Read the report → thesentry.org/our-impact
This year, The Sentry exposed corruption in Libya, Wagner’s failures in Mali, dirty money behind the war in Sudan, and more.
None of it happens without you.
Read the report → thesentry.org/our-impact
War and corruption are profitable. The Sentry exposes the networks behind them.
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact on investigations in Sudan, the DRC, and Myanmar.
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Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact on investigations in Sudan, the DRC, and Myanmar.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
War and corruption are profitable. The Sentry exposes the networks behind them.
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact on investigations in Sudan, the DRC, and Myanmar.
thesentry.givevirtuous.org/donate/suppo...
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact on investigations in Sudan, the DRC, and Myanmar.
thesentry.givevirtuous.org/donate/suppo...
The Sentry follows the money to expose the networks profiting from war and human suffering.
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
Give now to double your impact.
thesentry.givevirtuous.org/donate/suppo...
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
Give now to double your impact.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Sentry follows the money to expose the networks profiting from war and human suffering.
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
Give now to double your impact.
thesentry.givevirtuous.org/donate/suppo...
Through midnight on New Year’s Eve, every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
Give now to double your impact.
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When you’re next on Oxford Street, London, look up.
Ditch the Dubai selfie. #KeepEyesOnSudan
*𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.
Ditch the Dubai selfie. #KeepEyesOnSudan
*𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
When you’re next on Oxford Street, London, look up.
Ditch the Dubai selfie. #KeepEyesOnSudan
*𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.
Ditch the Dubai selfie. #KeepEyesOnSudan
*𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.
The Sentry is deeply grateful to everyone who has generously supported our mission this year. Your generosity makes it possible for us to follow the money and expose the networks that profit from conflict and corruption.
We are sincerely thankful for your partnership.
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We are sincerely thankful for your partnership.
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End of Year Message | 2025 | The Sentry
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December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Sentry is deeply grateful to everyone who has generously supported our mission this year. Your generosity makes it possible for us to follow the money and expose the networks that profit from conflict and corruption.
We are sincerely thankful for your partnership.
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We are sincerely thankful for your partnership.
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“The NBA is letting itself be used as a pawn to distract people from what the UAE is doing in the world. This partnership is not innocent – it is sportswashing and it hides the suffering of millions of Sudanese people behind a trophy."
Sign the petition: www.speakoutonsudan.org
Sign the petition: www.speakoutonsudan.org
Speak Out On Sudan
The UAE is fueling mass atrocities and genocide in Sudan. It’s time to act.
www.speakoutonsudan.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“The NBA is letting itself be used as a pawn to distract people from what the UAE is doing in the world. This partnership is not innocent – it is sportswashing and it hides the suffering of millions of Sudanese people behind a trophy."
Sign the petition: www.speakoutonsudan.org
Sign the petition: www.speakoutonsudan.org
NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis, per
@CNN #SpeakOutOnSudan
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@CNN #SpeakOutOnSudan
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NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis | CNN
Multiple human rights organizations are petitioning the National Basketball Association (NBA) to drop Dubai’s government-owned Emirates airline as a sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament, the E...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis, per
@CNN #SpeakOutOnSudan
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/s...
@CNN #SpeakOutOnSudan
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/s...
Visit Rwanda deal "came under scrutiny due to the Rwandan government being accused of serial abuses by multiple human rights groups. Rwanda’s backing of the M23 militia in neighbouring Congo has amplified those concerns.” Per @nytimes.com @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Arsenal agree new shirt sleeve sponsorship to replace Visit Rwanda from 2026-27 season
Deel will replace the existing Visit Rwanda sponsorship — the eight-year sponsorship which expires at the end of the campaign.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Visit Rwanda deal "came under scrutiny due to the Rwandan government being accused of serial abuses by multiple human rights groups. Rwanda’s backing of the M23 militia in neighbouring Congo has amplified those concerns.” Per @nytimes.com @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
The UN, UK and EU should investigate GSSG and Alzaabi urgently and, if appropriate, impose sanctions. The US Treasury should take a second look.
Read more about the Colombian mercenaries sanctioned today and Alzaabi's high level links to the UAE's top bureaucrat:
thesentry.org/reports/suda...
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Read more about the Colombian mercenaries sanctioned today and Alzaabi's high level links to the UAE's top bureaucrat:
thesentry.org/reports/suda...
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Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat - The Sentry
November 2025 Download the full alert As the war in Sudan rages on and the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) killings of civilians in the western city El Fasher continues, reports have emerged of Colombian ...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The UN, UK and EU should investigate GSSG and Alzaabi urgently and, if appropriate, impose sanctions. The US Treasury should take a second look.
Read more about the Colombian mercenaries sanctioned today and Alzaabi's high level links to the UAE's top bureaucrat:
thesentry.org/reports/suda...
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Read more about the Colombian mercenaries sanctioned today and Alzaabi's high level links to the UAE's top bureaucrat:
thesentry.org/reports/suda...
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Good to see sanctions imposed on the Colombian side of the operation to supply mercenaries to the brutal RSF.
What about the Emirati side though? UAE-registered Global Security Services Group, and its Emirati owner Mohamed Hamdan Alzaabi, are also allegedly involved.
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What about the Emirati side though? UAE-registered Global Security Services Group, and its Emirati owner Mohamed Hamdan Alzaabi, are also allegedly involved.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Good to see sanctions imposed on the Colombian side of the operation to supply mercenaries to the brutal RSF.
What about the Emirati side though? UAE-registered Global Security Services Group, and its Emirati owner Mohamed Hamdan Alzaabi, are also allegedly involved.
1/2
What about the Emirati side though? UAE-registered Global Security Services Group, and its Emirati owner Mohamed Hamdan Alzaabi, are also allegedly involved.
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The Trump admin is might remove anti-corruption #sanctions on mining magnate Dan Gertler, write John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev.
The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:
www.justsecurity.org/122097/drc-p...
The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:
www.justsecurity.org/122097/drc-p...
U.S. Sanctions Removal on Mining Magnate Would Set Back Peace and Investment in DR Congo
The U.S. can help end looting, smuggling, and violent extraction of raw materials from the DRC and provide a better footing for peace.
www.justsecurity.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Trump admin is might remove anti-corruption #sanctions on mining magnate Dan Gertler, write John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev.
The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:
www.justsecurity.org/122097/drc-p...
The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:
www.justsecurity.org/122097/drc-p...
Who wins when F1 comes to Azerbaijan? See through the smoke with “Aliyev Empire,” our massive investigative project which maps the secret $13 billion empire amassed by the daughters of Azerbaijan's president amid the regime's corruption and brutal repression. atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
September 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Who wins when F1 comes to Azerbaijan? See through the smoke with “Aliyev Empire,” our massive investigative project which maps the secret $13 billion empire amassed by the daughters of Azerbaijan's president amid the regime's corruption and brutal repression. atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
The Russian Wagner Group operations in Mali have created chaos and instability, resulting in paranoia and fractures within the Malian military junta.
Our new investigative report reveals what led to this moment: thesentry.org/reports/merc...
Our new investigative report reveals what led to this moment: thesentry.org/reports/merc...
Mercenary Meltdown - The Sentry
August 2025 Download the full report The first Wagner Group fighters arrived in Bamako in January 2022 to assist the Malian military junta in its counterterrorism campaign. Three and a half years late...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Russian Wagner Group operations in Mali have created chaos and instability, resulting in paranoia and fractures within the Malian military junta.
Our new investigative report reveals what led to this moment: thesentry.org/reports/merc...
Our new investigative report reveals what led to this moment: thesentry.org/reports/merc...
August 23 marked the two year anniversary of the death of Wagner Group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
What's happened with Wagner Group's operations since then? The Sentry will be releasing new details in an investigative report this Wednesday. Stay tuned...
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What's happened with Wagner Group's operations since then? The Sentry will be releasing new details in an investigative report this Wednesday. Stay tuned...
Sign up: thesentry.org/email-signup
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
August 23 marked the two year anniversary of the death of Wagner Group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
What's happened with Wagner Group's operations since then? The Sentry will be releasing new details in an investigative report this Wednesday. Stay tuned...
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What's happened with Wagner Group's operations since then? The Sentry will be releasing new details in an investigative report this Wednesday. Stay tuned...
Sign up: thesentry.org/email-signup
Adut Kiir, daughter of President Salva Kiir, took the oath to become presidential envoy today. She's been involved with at least seven companies that are critical to South Sudan's economy. Dig into the links between the Kiir family and South Sudan's economy: atlas.thesentry.org/kiirdom/netw...
August 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Adut Kiir, daughter of President Salva Kiir, took the oath to become presidential envoy today. She's been involved with at least seven companies that are critical to South Sudan's economy. Dig into the links between the Kiir family and South Sudan's economy: atlas.thesentry.org/kiirdom/netw...
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F1: The Movie goes live on streaming services today.
But behind the excitement and glam of the track, the UAE is also funding something far darker: genocidal militias and war in Sudan.
Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, F1 will you choose silence and fame, or will you speak out on Sudan?
But behind the excitement and glam of the track, the UAE is also funding something far darker: genocidal militias and war in Sudan.
Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, F1 will you choose silence and fame, or will you speak out on Sudan?
August 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
F1: The Movie goes live on streaming services today.
But behind the excitement and glam of the track, the UAE is also funding something far darker: genocidal militias and war in Sudan.
Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, F1 will you choose silence and fame, or will you speak out on Sudan?
But behind the excitement and glam of the track, the UAE is also funding something far darker: genocidal militias and war in Sudan.
Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, F1 will you choose silence and fame, or will you speak out on Sudan?
The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has rightly been described as historic — but it is also a peace washing PR coup for President Ilham Aliyev. 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has rightly been described as historic — but it is also a peace washing PR coup for President Ilham Aliyev. 🧵
Evidence from the UN and human rights groups show that 23 Armenian detainees, including prominent leaders, are being held in prisons in Baku absent independent oversight.
“Aliyev Empire” digs into the kleptocratic regime behind the repression in Azerbaijan: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
“Aliyev Empire” digs into the kleptocratic regime behind the repression in Azerbaijan: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
August 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Evidence from the UN and human rights groups show that 23 Armenian detainees, including prominent leaders, are being held in prisons in Baku absent independent oversight.
“Aliyev Empire” digs into the kleptocratic regime behind the repression in Azerbaijan: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
“Aliyev Empire” digs into the kleptocratic regime behind the repression in Azerbaijan: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
When we publish an investigative report, that's not the end of the story—in fact, it's just the beginning.
In our latest Sidebar blog, we reveal the often-overlooked work that takes place behind-the-scenes to ensure our investigations make a lasting impact: medium.com/the-sentry-s...
In our latest Sidebar blog, we reveal the often-overlooked work that takes place behind-the-scenes to ensure our investigations make a lasting impact: medium.com/the-sentry-s...
An Ever-Watchful Sentry
From exposure toward impact: What happens after publication?
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August 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When we publish an investigative report, that's not the end of the story—in fact, it's just the beginning.
In our latest Sidebar blog, we reveal the often-overlooked work that takes place behind-the-scenes to ensure our investigations make a lasting impact: medium.com/the-sentry-s...
In our latest Sidebar blog, we reveal the often-overlooked work that takes place behind-the-scenes to ensure our investigations make a lasting impact: medium.com/the-sentry-s...
🇦🇿 🇦🇲 Leaders meet. Deals are made. Yet 23 Armenians are still detained, without fair trials, in Azerbaijani prisons with reports of torture.
Meanwhile, President Aliyev's daughters have amassed a fortune. “Aliyev Empire” exposes their financial empire: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
Meanwhile, President Aliyev's daughters have amassed a fortune. “Aliyev Empire” exposes their financial empire: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
August 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🇦🇿 🇦🇲 Leaders meet. Deals are made. Yet 23 Armenians are still detained, without fair trials, in Azerbaijani prisons with reports of torture.
Meanwhile, President Aliyev's daughters have amassed a fortune. “Aliyev Empire” exposes their financial empire: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...
Meanwhile, President Aliyev's daughters have amassed a fortune. “Aliyev Empire” exposes their financial empire: atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-a...