Torture in Azerbaijan: Europe looks away • FRANCE 24 English

In the run-up to February 7 presidential elections, repression has increased in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic in the Caucasus that borders Iran and Armenia. Any opposition to President Ilham Aliyev is silenced. Human rights activists, journalists and political opponents are on the receiving end of the regime's wrath on a daily basis. Our reporters Karina Chabour and Roméo Langlois met victims of torture who are denouncing a violent system of repression. They also looked into the Council of Europe's ambiguous links to the regime in Baku.
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[@gregfunnyslots4859]

We need to support Armenia 🇦🇲 it's the only democracy in that region with Georgia 🇬🇪. They both happened to be Christians go figure.

[@znn4125]

azerbaijan got back what is there’s, not their fault armenia is weak

[@jessehoekstra849]

Azerbaijan has gas so eu will do nothing

[@allapetrosyan2199]

@@znn4125there is no such country as azerbajian it is fake state

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

🇦🇿🇹🇷🕋💪

[@alexkabanian4358]

If this is how they are treating their own people, imaging how they are treating armenian POWs

[@archiemelkonian]

That’s exactly how Armenian government behaves against his citizens!! No difference

[@emandas5640]

Thanks France for Showing Truth of beautiful Azerbaijan

[@Llll77710]

Lets drop a quick fact for you guys Armenia has no port Armenia has no oil. And Armenia has 2x less tourism than Az yet Armenia ranks 8 countries higher in gdp per capita Az is quickly falling behind every year lol. That is hilarious.

[@UmudHuseynov-pd3cu]

*Stop dictator Alıyev...stop genocide✊*

[@JN-wr9he]

Armenian bot

[@UmudHuseynov-pd3cu]

@@JN-wr9he anovin ağzına verim ne deyirsen!

[@sigmasandtopgs]

​@@JN-wr9hebotun boyu ozunsen

[@JN-wr9he]

@user-ef6mv6ew9b smth tells me you should know more about being ruled by dictators

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

@@sigmasandtopgs bot

[@g4m3r222]

this is why im on armenia s side

[@UmudHuseynov-pd3cu]

*Sanction of Azerbaijan*

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

Ermeni

[@klmn48]

Europe looks away when Azerbaijan invaded Armenia!

[@ruslanhesenov6825]

Azerbaijan did not invade Armenia, research well, Armenia attacked the Azerbaijan's internationally recognized borders

[@JN-wr9he]

@@TenTenJcryvictimcryvictimcryvictimcryvictim you have nothing better to do

[@lehmejoun]

@@ruslanhesenov6825 Azerbaijan is occupying Armenian lands as you write this, inside internationally recognized Armenian borders, Stop lying. Also war was started by Azerbaijani in the late 80s, not Armenia. It's called operation ring and siege of stepanaket.

[@TenTenJ]

@@JN-wr9he sorry I think you missed my point, which was clearly proven by your response. Your pride is blinding you from digesting the reality. I’m sorry to say, not Armenians, not clear headed Azerbaijanis, want to live under this creature’s idiocy, except you, which makes them no victims and in your case, one hundred percent.

[@neortik7]

@@ruslanhesenov6825 well you are right on this but they did it in a very nasty way

[@SFSarkis]

Remarkable how brave these ppl are- Azerbaijani ppl deserve a better leader.

[@Power50505]

Azerbaijan deserves a better president. Aliyev has been in power over 20 years and that is bad for the country. The country needs a fresh new leader.

[@JN-wr9he]

Who are you to say what is better for others?

[@turanabush6180]

Yeahh 😂👍🏻

[@kabodra]

It's up to the people of Azerbaijan

[@gregfunnyslots4859]

​@kabodra they can't say anything.

[@JN-wr9he]

@@gregfunnyslots4859 how lucky for you that you can - on KZbin

[@narminmamadli]

he is talking turkish ??

[@SureshKumar-xc8up]

Azhebjn not a safe ountry to go,you will in trouble

[@narminmamadli]

false, it is really safe, even at night and even for ladies , safety of that place is something that countries as France, USA,England and etc don't really have ,and it is Azerbaijan

[@vijaysingh-xy4mb]

Azerbaijan will come down like house of cards because they are making so many enemies.

[@islammehmeov2334]

So longest TURKIYE is standing Strong 💪🏻 and AZERBAIJANIS is standing Strong 💪🏻

[@seragevorkian757]

@@islammehmeov2334you always shove yourselves to turk🦃’s a$$ and they don’t even consider your ethic Turks but Turkic speaking Iranians and your flag display in public is forbidden in Turkey

[@TenTenJ]

@@islammehmeov2334 this is not strong, this is very weak

[@Power50505]

​@@islammehmeov2334ok but do you support Aliyev? I think Azerbaijan can have a better leader.

[@JN-wr9he]

@@Power50505mind your own country’s business, who has qualified you to pass on opinion on what is better for others?

[@Just_for_Laughs]

This Muhammad guy isn't critic, all he know is swearing on KZbin channel.

[@mikechil2948]

Aliev is asyolll 🦔

[@triptravel1309]

Democracy in Europe 😂😂😂😂 Nothing only racism in Europe.

[@icu17siberia]

Russia should intervene to stop this horror

[@user-ln3lh2pz8h]

At one time Russia could control wayward neighbours on its borders and make them behave. But with its power diminished no longer. A pity. We need strong countries to act as regional leaders eg India in S Asia and ensure the security of the Region is not jeopardised. Russia could have done that, but no longer.

[@gregfunnyslots4859]

Russia is supplying military weapons to Azerbaijan lol

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

@@gregfunnyslots4859 gerorgia is Azerbaijan

[@iamtony0]

👍

[@sayatnovatamaryan4439]

👍👍👍

[@tamerlanuser9597]

Bruh biased interview

[@leyla4618]

Whts the hell😂I am living here happily and safe.Are u kidding??We really do respect our president.and he is not talking in Azebaijan language.come on stop cheating people

[@sigmasandtopgs]

Stop the cap 🧢 kido. In no other country in the world wife and husband rule the country together. I am a die heart patriot 🇦🇿 but truth has to be said. If you are Aliev sympathiser you are either naive or "manqurt". Aliev has hand in torture and death of not only this guy in the video, but also many other oppositioners and even soldiers in the army. Look up Terter events, get informed. Witnesses, high ranker millitary men, have said that tortures were so brutal that guts came out of dead bodies. So if you don't want their blood 🩸on your hand you better stop lying to people. You are not deceiving anyone.🎭

[@aahmadov]

It is hilarious to see this "exposure", in the last scene there are like 20 people against Aliyev :D, France 24 managed to reach out only to 20 people ? low budget ?

[@ba-dy8hr]

France 24 keep spreading lies

[@akhagop4123]

azerbaijan democracy style is like this. Presidency is inherented from father to son. The president gets elected numerous times. The vice president is his wife 😂 Landlocked Armenian GDP per capita is higher than azeri oil rich. Failed people for failed states.

[@sony7722]

Of course every opportunity France has it will ruin Azerbaijani image.. like France is innocent. France is Armenians one of the biggest supporters not surprised about this video..

[@lehmejoun]

How does it disapprove anything that the video showed though? regardless of France's alliance. Nothing said was made up.

[@TenTenJ]

It doesn’t matter, everything is a fact. Most of the people being interviewed aren’t even Armenian.

[@malik-br8yg]

which image? how something that doesn't exist can be ruined?

[@gregfunnyslots4859]

When you can't argue about the truth but you still want to comment lol

[@BozKurtTorunu]

Drop the act ahahah, I am an Azerbaijanin. We are all killed, abused, and we have even passed away😂😂😂 . Come on guys. Morever, if you trying to spoil an image of a country, please have a higher budget, at least would be believeable😂

[@noway6379]

Your bozkurt is saying it all you fascist

[@sigmasandtopgs]

Bozkurt Torunu qaqa 😂 stop the cap 🧢. In no other country in the world wife and husband rule the country together. I am a die heart patriot 🇦🇿 but truth has to be said. If you are Aliev sympathiser you are either naive or "manqurt". Aliev has hand in torture and death of not only this guy in the video, but also many other oppositioners and even soldiers in the army. Look up Terter events, get informed. Witnesses, high ranker millitary men, have said that tortures were so brutal that guts came out of dead bodies. So if you don't want their blood 🩸on your hand you better stop lying to people. You are not deceiving anyone.🎭

[@hmmahfujur129]

French care humanity 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂