2026
- January 13 - Rapper Elshad Khose sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest
- January 14 - Another member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party arrested
- January 15 - Company linked to Ilham Aliyev’s family to build “Imarat” stadium in Karabakh
- January 20 - Meydan TV Journalists Appeal to Euronews
- January 21 - In Absentia Sentences Against Bloggers Living Abroad Continue
- January 21 - Dissatisfaction Grows Over Reconstruction, Construction, and Resettlement Processes in Karabakh
- January 27 - Court Hearing Continues in Case Against Human Rights Defender Rufat Safarov
- January 30 - Another Court Hearing Held in the Case of Azer Gasimli
- February 6 - Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court Upholds Prison Sentences of Labor Leader and Activist
- February 6 - Trial to Open in Azerbaijan’s “NGO Case” Involving GMF Adviser Mehriban Rahimli
- February 6 - Defend Rights Committee Formed for Ali Karimli
- February 17 - Piano purchased for 72,000 manats through single-source procurement in Lachin
- February 17 - Gultekin Hajibeyli deported from Turkey
- February 17 - Court hearing held for Bashir Suleymanli in NGO-related case
- February 17 - Transparency International: Azerbaijan ranks lowest in the region in corruption index
- February 24 - Security firm linked to DTX chief’s family wins 16 million manats in state tenders
- February 24 - Azerbaijani Labor Activist Sara Rahimova Reports Travel Ban and Wanted Status
- February 24 - Six people held accountable over social media posts
- March 4 - Eight-Year Prison Sentence Sought for Civil Activist Detained in NGO Case
- March 5 - RSF Calls for Release of Jailed Journalists in Azerbaijan
- March 11 - Azer Gasimli Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
- March 25 - Residents Returning to Karabakh Report Substandard Housing Conditions
- April 9 - UN Special Rapporteurs Demand Explanation from Azerbaijani Government Over Arrest of Ulviya Ali
- April 9 - Supreme Court Upholds Sentences of Journalists in Abzas Media Case
- April 9 - Clooney Foundation for Justice Reports Serious Violations in Trial of Tofig Yagublu
- April 10 - Resident Resettled in Karabakh Complains About Poor Quality of Provided House
- April 22 - Subsidies Were Paid for Unplowed Fields
- April 22 - Irregularities Found in Hydropower Plants Built by Azerenerji in Karabakh and East Zangazur
- April 22 - Company Owned by MP's Son Wins 29 Million Manat Tender in Karabakh
- April 28 - Mehriban Rahimli testifies in court in the NGO case
- April 28 - Defense motions rejected in the Toplum TV case
- April 28 - Court of Appeal rejects Azer Gasimli's complaint
- April 29 - PACE rapporteur calls for immediate release of Anar Mammadli
- April 29 - Imran Aliyev Testifies About Torture in Court
- April 29 - Company Linked to Emin Agalarov Wins Another Construction Tender in Karabakh
- May 1 - Azerbaijan ranks among 10 worst countries in press freedom index
- May 15 - Number of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan Reported at 328
- May 15 - Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist Asks Court for "Death Sentence"
- May 15 - Company Linked to Government Official Wins 41 Million Manat Tender in Karabakh
- May 18 - Nazim Baydamirli Reportedly Placed in Punishment Cell
- May 18 - MP’s Son Continues to Regularly Win Tenders in Karabakh
- May 23 - Former Leader of Dissolved AY Party Sentenced to 4 Years and 6 Months in Prison
- May 29 - More Than 11 Million Manats in Irregularities Detected in the Construction of Shusha Central Hospital
- May 31 - Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Life Is at Risk: He Has Once Again Been Denied Access to a Medical Examination
- June 8 - Prosecutor Seeks Up to 16 Years in Prison for Defendants in the Toplum TV Case
- June 10 - AzelTV Founder Afgan Sadigov Detained
- June 13 - Human Rights Defender Rufat Safarov Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
- June 18 - NGO Case Defendant Asaf Ahmadov Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
- June 18 - Accounts Receivable in Azerbaijan’s Liberated Territories Exceed 517 Million Manats
- June 25 - PACE Calls on Azerbaijan to Fulfil Its Commitments
- June 29 - Resident Resettled in Khojaly Raises Concerns About the Quality of His Home
- July 1 - Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Complains About Detention Conditions
- July 10 - Residents of Khojavend Complain About the Quality of Newly Built Homes and Unpaid Wages
- July 10 - Court Hands Suspended Sentence to Nargiz Mukhtarova in the “NGO Case”
- July 20 - Ali Karimli's Defense Committee Says His Detention Conditions Have Deteriorated
- July 25 - Prosecutor Seeks 14-Year Sentence for Anar Mammadli and 13 Years for Anar Abdulla
- July 28 - Heavy Prison Sentences Handed Down in the Toplum TV Case
- August 7 - Two Political Activists Released After Completing Prison Sentences in Azerbaijan
- August 13 - Court Finds Prosecutor General’s Office Failed to Investigate Jailed Economist Fazil Gasimov’s Forgery Allegations
- August 27 - Baku Appellate Court Upholds 8-Year Prison Sentence for Human Rights Defender Rufat Safarov
- September 9 - NGO Case: Economist Galib Bayramov Sentenced to Eight Years' Imprisonment, Sentence Suspended
- September 9 - Anar Mammadli Sentenced to 13 Years and Anar Abdulla to 12 Years in Prison
- September 17 - Hafiz Hasanov Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison with 3-Year Probation Period
2025
- November 15 - Azerbaijan Joins Central Asian C5 Format, Transforming It into “C6”
- November 15 - Azerbaijan Protests to Russia After Kyiv Embassy Damaged in Missile Strike
- November 15 - ADB Commits $2.5 Billion to Support Azerbaijan’s Transformation into Regional Trade and Energy Hub
- November 16 - Imprisoned Azerbaijani Editor Sevinc Vagifgizi Wins RSF “Courage Award”
- November 16 - Iran Seizes Tanker Linked to Azerbaijan’s Ruling Elite, Raising Questions Over Offshore Holdings
- November 17 - Azerbaijan Ranked “Not Free” in 2025 Internet Freedom Report
- November 29 - Leader of Azerbaijan’s Main Opposition Party Ali Karimli Arrested
- December 1 - Ramiz Mehdiyev’s Son Dismissed from His Position
- December 11 - Turkish Company Alleges Funds Embezzlement, Asset Seizure, and Threats Over Reconstruction Work in Karabakh
- December 19 - European Parliament Calls on Azerbaijan to Unconditionally Release All Political Prisoners
- December 25 - Reconstruction Projects in Karabakh and Major Contractors: the President's Former Son-in-Law and a Deputy's Son
- December 27 - Court Hearing Continues in the “Meydan TV Case”
- December 27 - Azerbaijani Court Issues In Absentia Sentences Against Bloggers Living Abroad
- December 27 - Ilham Aliyev Attends Opening of Second Family-Linked Hotel in Aghdam