Azerbaijan

Avaz Hafizli chained to the gate of Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General’s Office

Crime
Jul 26 2022

LGBTQ+ activists ‘blocked’ from public trial of man who beheaded and castrated gay journalist

Avaz Hafizli, an LGBT+ activist and journalist in Azerbaijan

Crime
Feb 24 2022

Tireless Azerbaijani LGBT+ journalist ‘slaughtered, beheaded and has penis cut off’ by own cousin

Trans
Jun 26 2020

A sex worker was stabbed 11 times and killed by a client. Her family wouldn’t collect her body from the morgue because she’s trans

World
May 19 2020

Leaked Zoom call exposes Azerbaijani politicians’ open homophobia as they regret ‘that Hitler did not exterminate the gays’

ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 2020

Lifestyle
May 14 2020

The UK was once ranked the most LGBT-friendly nation in Europe. This year, it’s not even close

Illustrated rainbow pride flag on a white background.

Current Affairs
Oct 06 2017

This country ‘has the worst LGBT rights in Europe’

Current Affairs
Sep 28 2017

Victims of Azerbaijan’s crackdown on LGBT people have been ‘brutally beaten by police’

Illustrated rainbow pride flag on a white background.

Current Affairs
Sep 22 2017

The new Chechnya? 100 gay and transgender people reportedly arrested and tortured in Azerbaijan

Current Affairs
Sep 14 2015

European Parliament condemns oppression of LGBT people in Azerbaijan

Community
Oct 28 2014

Azerbaijan: 19-year-old slit her sister’s throat after finding out she was a lesbian

Community
Sep 30 2014

Azerbaijan: Local news coverage of gay engagement forces couple to flee country

Community
Feb 07 2014

Azerbaijan: Suicide of leading gay rights activist sparks first ‘LGBT news conference’

World
Sep 17 2013

Azerbaijanis take to the internet to condemn gay pride ‘mini rally’ in Baku

World
Sep 17 2013

Azerbaijan: Gay man found dead in Baku in wake of first gay pride rally