The Munich Face-off: Emin Huseynov Confronts Ilham Aliyev Amidst Tight Control

Konstantin News, Re-Post

The Munich Security Conference (February 13–15) usually hosts important talks on global strategy. But the 2026 meeting saw a tense face-off between Azerbaijan’s leaders and a journalist in exile. The Aliyev government treated the conference as a carefully planned PR event. To control the message, they flew in a group of friendly journalists from outlets like AZTV, Real TV, and Public TV. This was a move to create a positive image of President Ilham Aliyev in a Western setting.

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Europe is also unsafe: Azerbaijani journalists and bloggers are in danger

Konstantin Meydan TV, News

In recent days the issue of the safety of journalists and bloggers living outside Azerbaijan has reemerged as a topic of concern. A number of media representatives and bloggers working in exile say they face pressure and threats because of their political positions and their statements criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities.

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Ilham Aliyev at the Board of Peace and beating of protesters

Konstantin News, Re-Post

The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace took place on February 19 at the U.S. Institute of Peace, drawing more than 20 heads of state, including Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Established last month at an official ceremony in Davos, the council counts 26 founding member countries, Azerbaijan among them. Trump highlighted that several nations, including Azerbaijan, have pledged over $7 billion for the restoration of the region, with the United States contributing an additional $10 billion.

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People Who Attacked Emin Huseynov Exposed

Konstantin News, Re-Post

At places like the Munich Security Conference, leaders act polite, but there’s often hidden intimidation. The government of Azerbaijan sees these meetings as places to threaten people using coded language, like a mafia. The incident with human rights advocate Emin Huseynov and Azerbaijani leaders Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva shows how diplomacy can be twisted into something criminal.

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CPJ Condemns Azerbaijani Authorities’ Harassment of Journalists in Exile

Konstantin News

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing journalists in exile after a court on January 14 sentenced U.S.-based journalist Sevinc Osmangizi to eight years in prison in absentia on charges of inciting mass riots and attempting to overthrow the state. This decision, as noted in the CPJ statement, follows a seven-year prison sentence handed down on December 23, 2025, by an Azerbaijani court to France-based journalist Ganimat Zahid on charges of calling for the state’s overthrow.

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Azerbaijan Sentences Exiled Critics to Jail

Konstantin News, Re-Post

The Baku Grave Crimes Court recently finished the cases against some Azerbaijani journalists and activists who live outside the country. On January 14, Judge Nigar Imanova said that Sevinc Osmanqizi (Mirzayeva), Abid Gafarov, and Beydulla Manafov would each get eight years in prison. They were not in court for the decision.

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