More than a dozen journalists are imprisoned in Azerbaijan and others are questioned about their work, analysts say

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Journalists in Azerbaijan face trials, jailings, travel bans

A former top official in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh protested on the eve of his trial before an Azerbaijani military court on Friday that he had not been given enough time to prepare his defence on 42 charges including terrorism.

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Singapore

Former Karabakh official protests on eve of trial in Azerbaijan

Seventeen political prisoners, captured by the Azeri army during its lightning conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023, will appear before a military court in Baku from this Friday. Source

Dix-sept prisonniers politiques, capturés par l’armée azérie lors de sa conquête éclair du Haut-Karabakh en septembre 2023, vont comparaître à partir de ce vendredi devant un tribunal militaire à Bakou. Source

Azerbaïdjan : le procès des anciens dirigeants d’Artsakh accusés de «terrorisme», de «séparatisme» et de «crimes de guerre» s’ouvre ce vendredi – INTELLI.NEWS

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Paris

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France

Azerbaijan: Trial of former Artsakh leaders accused of “terrorism,” “separatism,” and “war crimes” opens Friday – INTELLI.NEWS

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Former Karabakh Official Faces Trial Amidst Allegations and Controversy Ruben Vardanyan, once a high-ranking official in Nagorno-Karabakh, has objected to the commencement of his trial in Azerbaijan, citing inadequate preparation time for his defense against 42 serious charges, including terrorism. The trial is taking place before an Azerbaijani military court.Vardanyan, a former billionaire of Armenian origin who amassed his wealth in Russia, h…

Devdiscourse

India

Former Karabakh Official Faces Trial Amidst Allegations and Controversy

By Nailia Bagirova and Lucy Papachristou BAKU (Reuters) – A billionaire former banker and 15 other ex-officials in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region which Azerbaijan retook in 2023 went on trial on Friday in Baku in closed-door proceedings. The most prominent of the defendants, Ruben Vardanyan, who earned his fortune in Russia before serving as the number-two official in Karabakh’s separatist government from late 2022 until Feb. 2023, was tr…

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Midwest Communications

Azerbaijan begins trials of Karabakh ex-separatists including billionaire

The trial of Ruben Vardanyan, the former de facto prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, on charges of terrorism, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the state of Azerbaijan is set to begin on January 17 in Baku.

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Czechia

Trial For Former Leader Of Nagorno-Karabakh Set To Open In Azerbaijan

After recapturing the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, authoritarian Azerbaijan is now putting its political leadership on trial.

Nach der Rückeroberung der Südkaukasusregion Berg-Karabach 2023 macht das autoritär regierte Aserbaidschan der dortigen politischen Führung nun den Prozess.

Aserbaidschan macht ehemaliger Karabach-Führung den Prozess

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Zürich

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Zurich

Switzerland

Azerbaijan puts former Karabakh leadership on trial

The Justice of Azerbaijan has given this Friday the start of the trial against 16 former high...

La Justicia de Azerbaiyán ha dado este viernes el pistoletazo de salida al juicio contra 16 antiguos altos...

Comienza en Azerbaiyán el juicio contra 16 antiguos líderes de la...

europapress.es

Spain

In Azerbaijan, the trial of 16 former leaders of the...

EADaily, January 16th, 2025. Former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan, who is in jail in Baku has stated since September 2023 that pressure was exerted on him, his lawyer and translator during the investigation. They were forced to sign "falsified protocols of failed interrogations.

EADaily

Vardanyan accused Azerbaijani investigators of falsifying protocols: EADaily

The trial of Ruben Vardanyan, the former de facto prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, on charges of terrorism, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the state of Azerbaijan, is set to begin on January 17 in Baku.

Суд над Рубэнам Варданьянам, былым фактычным прэм’ер-міністрам Нагорнага Карабаху, па абвінавачаньні ў тэрарызьме, злачынствах супраць чалавечнасьці і злачынствах супраць дзяржавы Азэрбайджан, мае пачацца 17 студзеня ў Баку.

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