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Azerbaijan Detains Opposition Leader Amid Crackdown on Activists

11/30/2025

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Azerbaijani authorities detained Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party (AXCP), after a raid on his Baku home.
His location remained unknown on November 30.
Other AXCP officials were missing after residence searches.
In Turkey, democracy activist Gultekin Hajibeyli was detained amid deportation concerns to Azerbaijan.
Pro-government media linked Karimli's arrest to a criminal case involving Ramiz Mehdiyev, a former ally of Heydar Aliyev.

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Azerbaijani authorities detained Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party (AXCP), after a raid on his Baku home.
His location remained unknown on November 30.
Other AXCP officials were missing after residence searches.
In Turkey, democracy activist Gultekin Hajibeyli was detained amid deportation concerns to Azerbaijan.
Pro-government media linked Karimli's arrest to a criminal case involving Ramiz Mehdiyev, a former ally of Heydar Aliyev.