Qıy Vaar! previously reported on the criminal case against Röyal Ismayilov, who is accused of murdering a gay man in Baku. We would now like to update that report: according…

A court hearing has been held in the criminal case against Royal Ismayilov, who is accused of murdering LGBTQ+ community member Orkhan Umayev in Baku. According to reports on the…

Faina Kungurova, who was born on 18 October 1974, became part of one of the darkest chapters in Azerbaijan’s history of repression. Her official name was Farida. She was only…

We are deeply concerned about restrictions on access to social media platforms in Azerbaijan and the fact that users are being forced to rely on VPNs to access the internet.…

https://youtu.be/m64v2Mgo55Q?si=xagOeyNat1JkctUj Avaz Hafizli was an Azerbaijani activist and journalist. Throughout his life, he highlighted many issues and was the voice of the community. However, on February 22, 2022, he was…

Three Meydan TV women journalists and feminist activists – Aytaj Tapdig, Khayala Aghayeva, and Aysel Umudova – who have been held in Baku Pre-Trial Detention Center for over 14 months,…

New detailed facts surfaced regarding the police raid to the queer space situated Baku. According to a recent account shared with Qıy Vaar!, 106 people were detained at the police…

Photo: Fargana Novruzova A police raid was carried out at night at a queer friendly space located on one of Baku’s central streets. According to community members, approximately 100 people…

Another queer living in Baku claims that 15 November, they were forcibly pushed into a car and taken away by his uncle, Subhan Mahmudov Tofiq oglu, along with another individual.…

As previously reported, in the homophobic murder that took place on Bashir Safaroglu Street in Baku, the victim’s close relative, Babak Ibadov, has been detained as a suspect in the…