Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan
@endrepression-az.org
🕊️Free political prisoners
🫶Restore civic space & media freedoms
⚖️Uphold human rights & rule of law
https://endrepression-az.org
🫶Restore civic space & media freedoms
⚖️Uphold human rights & rule of law
https://endrepression-az.org
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⚠️New report ou now 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
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After joining Board of Peace, with reports of a $1bn buy-in, Azerbaijan is already diverging from Donald Trump on Iran protests 🇦🇿🇺🇸
Baku wants calm next door; it would not want people in Azerbaijan inspired by brave Iranians protesting repression ⚡️
Baku wants calm next door; it would not want people in Azerbaijan inspired by brave Iranians protesting repression ⚡️
February 1, 2026 at 11:03 AM
After joining Board of Peace, with reports of a $1bn buy-in, Azerbaijan is already diverging from Donald Trump on Iran protests 🇦🇿🇺🇸
Baku wants calm next door; it would not want people in Azerbaijan inspired by brave Iranians protesting repression ⚡️
Baku wants calm next door; it would not want people in Azerbaijan inspired by brave Iranians protesting repression ⚡️
Peace activist, PhD candidate Bahruz Samadov to be moved to the high-security Umbaki prison 🇦🇿
He should not be transferred. He should not be in prison. He asked internationals to attend the hearing ⚠️
📆 29 January 2026
📍 Baku Court of Appeal
➡️ free-anar.site/political-pr...
He should not be transferred. He should not be in prison. He asked internationals to attend the hearing ⚠️
📆 29 January 2026
📍 Baku Court of Appeal
➡️ free-anar.site/political-pr...
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Peace activist, PhD candidate Bahruz Samadov to be moved to the high-security Umbaki prison 🇦🇿
He should not be transferred. He should not be in prison. He asked internationals to attend the hearing ⚠️
📆 29 January 2026
📍 Baku Court of Appeal
➡️ free-anar.site/political-pr...
He should not be transferred. He should not be in prison. He asked internationals to attend the hearing ⚠️
📆 29 January 2026
📍 Baku Court of Appeal
➡️ free-anar.site/political-pr...
Denying medical aid to political prisoners is a continued practice in Azerbaijan 🏥🇦🇿
➡️ @amnesty.org's call for urgent action on the case of 12 journalists from @meydantv.bsky.social and affiliated media denied urgently needed medical care: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
➡️ @amnesty.org's call for urgent action on the case of 12 journalists from @meydantv.bsky.social and affiliated media denied urgently needed medical care: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Denying medical aid to political prisoners is a continued practice in Azerbaijan 🏥🇦🇿
➡️ @amnesty.org's call for urgent action on the case of 12 journalists from @meydantv.bsky.social and affiliated media denied urgently needed medical care: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
➡️ @amnesty.org's call for urgent action on the case of 12 journalists from @meydantv.bsky.social and affiliated media denied urgently needed medical care: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Human rights defenders call on the Council of Europe to respond to the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan: @pace.coe.int should launch joint complementary procedure, via Caucasian Knot
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/72211
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/72211
Human rights activists have called on the Council of Europe to respond to the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan.
Ahead of the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the human rights campaign "End Repression in Azerbaijan" called on Council of Europe structures to launch a "Joint R...
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Human rights defenders call on the Council of Europe to respond to the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan: @pace.coe.int should launch joint complementary procedure, via Caucasian Knot
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/72211
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/72211
Azerbaijan has spent a decade disregarding the Council of Europe’s judgments ⚖️
PACE should protect the Convention system by launching a Joint Complementary Procedure 🔍
➡️ Our analysis: free-anar.site/the-council-...
PACE should protect the Convention system by launching a Joint Complementary Procedure 🔍
➡️ Our analysis: free-anar.site/the-council-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Azerbaijan has spent a decade disregarding the Council of Europe’s judgments ⚖️
PACE should protect the Convention system by launching a Joint Complementary Procedure 🔍
➡️ Our analysis: free-anar.site/the-council-...
PACE should protect the Convention system by launching a Joint Complementary Procedure 🔍
➡️ Our analysis: free-anar.site/the-council-...
Aliyev’s Azerbaijan is paying USD 1 billion to join Trump’s Board of Peace. Buying international recognition is what Aliyev’s system knows best 💰
➡️ Join us today to discuss how to stop the international community trading away its principles ⚖️🇦🇿 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
➡️ Join us today to discuss how to stop the international community trading away its principles ⚖️🇦🇿 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Aliyev’s Azerbaijan is paying USD 1 billion to join Trump’s Board of Peace. Buying international recognition is what Aliyev’s system knows best 💰
➡️ Join us today to discuss how to stop the international community trading away its principles ⚖️🇦🇿 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
➡️ Join us today to discuss how to stop the international community trading away its principles ⚖️🇦🇿 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
President Aliyev on @euronews.com, 20 Jan 2026: Azerbaijan ends cooperation with EP and PACE 🇪🇺⚠️🇦🇿 He says the European Commission is enough.
The Commission shouldn't accept to be the only channel & must tie energy and trade talks to releases and civic space 🛢️⚠️⚖️
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The Commission shouldn't accept to be the only channel & must tie energy and trade talks to releases and civic space 🛢️⚠️⚖️
➡️ free-anar.site/wp-content/u...
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
President Aliyev on @euronews.com, 20 Jan 2026: Azerbaijan ends cooperation with EP and PACE 🇪🇺⚠️🇦🇿 He says the European Commission is enough.
The Commission shouldn't accept to be the only channel & must tie energy and trade talks to releases and civic space 🛢️⚠️⚖️
➡️ free-anar.site/wp-content/u...
The Commission shouldn't accept to be the only channel & must tie energy and trade talks to releases and civic space 🛢️⚠️⚖️
➡️ free-anar.site/wp-content/u...
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: Europe Needs to Act
Repression deepens, civic space disappears, Europe’s energy-first approach no longer sustainable
⚠️🇦🇿⚖️🇪🇺🛢️
Join our discussion
📆 Wed. 21 January, 15.00-16.00 CET
📍 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
Repression deepens, civic space disappears, Europe’s energy-first approach no longer sustainable
⚠️🇦🇿⚖️🇪🇺🛢️
Join our discussion
📆 Wed. 21 January, 15.00-16.00 CET
📍 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
January 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: Europe Needs to Act
Repression deepens, civic space disappears, Europe’s energy-first approach no longer sustainable
⚠️🇦🇿⚖️🇪🇺🛢️
Join our discussion
📆 Wed. 21 January, 15.00-16.00 CET
📍 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
Repression deepens, civic space disappears, Europe’s energy-first approach no longer sustainable
⚠️🇦🇿⚖️🇪🇺🛢️
Join our discussion
📆 Wed. 21 January, 15.00-16.00 CET
📍 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd72...
Two more officials sanctioned for human rights violations in Russia: Judge D. Gordeev & Prosecutor L. Balandina.
Yet @consilium.europa.eu remains silent on systemic repression of journalists, human rights defenders, opposition in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Double standards weaken credibility 📉
Yet @consilium.europa.eu remains silent on systemic repression of journalists, human rights defenders, opposition in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Double standards weaken credibility 📉
New EU sanctions target 2 members of the Russian judiciary responsible for:
🚫 violations of human rights
🚫 the repression of civil society and democratic opposition
🚫 undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia
More information: link.europa.eu/RvVMcH
🚫 violations of human rights
🚫 the repression of civil society and democratic opposition
🚫 undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia
More information: link.europa.eu/RvVMcH
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two more officials sanctioned for human rights violations in Russia: Judge D. Gordeev & Prosecutor L. Balandina.
Yet @consilium.europa.eu remains silent on systemic repression of journalists, human rights defenders, opposition in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Double standards weaken credibility 📉
Yet @consilium.europa.eu remains silent on systemic repression of journalists, human rights defenders, opposition in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Double standards weaken credibility 📉
The European Parliament adopted a new resolution on Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
It names emblematic cases, condemns the misuse of criminal law, calls for the release of political prisoners, and links EU cooperation to real human rights progress.
🔗 free-anar.site/european-par...
It names emblematic cases, condemns the misuse of criminal law, calls for the release of political prisoners, and links EU cooperation to real human rights progress.
🔗 free-anar.site/european-par...
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The European Parliament adopted a new resolution on Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
It names emblematic cases, condemns the misuse of criminal law, calls for the release of political prisoners, and links EU cooperation to real human rights progress.
🔗 free-anar.site/european-par...
It names emblematic cases, condemns the misuse of criminal law, calls for the release of political prisoners, and links EU cooperation to real human rights progress.
🔗 free-anar.site/european-par...
EU–Azerbaijan relations in three chapters 🇪🇺🎥🇦🇿
1️⃣ Azerbaijan is framed as a “reliable energy partner” and key economic actor
2️⃣ Human rights follow later, reduced to vague calls
3️⃣ The EU speaks in dissonance; the Commission praises Parliament instead of acting
1️⃣ Azerbaijan is framed as a “reliable energy partner” and key economic actor
2️⃣ Human rights follow later, reduced to vague calls
3️⃣ The EU speaks in dissonance; the Commission praises Parliament instead of acting
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
EU–Azerbaijan relations in three chapters 🇪🇺🎥🇦🇿
1️⃣ Azerbaijan is framed as a “reliable energy partner” and key economic actor
2️⃣ Human rights follow later, reduced to vague calls
3️⃣ The EU speaks in dissonance; the Commission praises Parliament instead of acting
1️⃣ Azerbaijan is framed as a “reliable energy partner” and key economic actor
2️⃣ Human rights follow later, reduced to vague calls
3️⃣ The EU speaks in dissonance; the Commission praises Parliament instead of acting
Azerbaijan's rolling out a centralised surveillance platform, MİRAS⚖️🔒
@ggogia.bsky.social highlights risks of serious privacy abuses. It gives security services broad access to personal data with no oversight or clear limits.
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
@ggogia.bsky.social highlights risks of serious privacy abuses. It gives security services broad access to personal data with no oversight or clear limits.
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Azerbaijan’s Surveillance Platform Risks Sweeping Privacy Violations
On November 21, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing a new centralized digital platform that dramatically expends state surveillance powers.
www.hrw.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Azerbaijan's rolling out a centralised surveillance platform, MİRAS⚖️🔒
@ggogia.bsky.social highlights risks of serious privacy abuses. It gives security services broad access to personal data with no oversight or clear limits.
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
@ggogia.bsky.social highlights risks of serious privacy abuses. It gives security services broad access to personal data with no oversight or clear limits.
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
Elbayi Karimli was allegedly found dead in his prison cell 💔
23 at the time of his arrest for having sprayed “Stalin” on a statute of Heydar Aliyev, he was found dead on 12 December (date of death of the former president).
We call for a prompt, independent investigation.
23 at the time of his arrest for having sprayed “Stalin” on a statute of Heydar Aliyev, he was found dead on 12 December (date of death of the former president).
We call for a prompt, independent investigation.
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Elbayi Karimli was allegedly found dead in his prison cell 💔
23 at the time of his arrest for having sprayed “Stalin” on a statute of Heydar Aliyev, he was found dead on 12 December (date of death of the former president).
We call for a prompt, independent investigation.
23 at the time of his arrest for having sprayed “Stalin” on a statute of Heydar Aliyev, he was found dead on 12 December (date of death of the former president).
We call for a prompt, independent investigation.
We express our warm solidarity with our friends from Belarus, including human rights defender Alex Bialiatski, released today ❤️🤍❤️
Too many others remain behind bars #FreeThemAll
@freeviasna.org
Too many others remain behind bars #FreeThemAll
@freeviasna.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We express our warm solidarity with our friends from Belarus, including human rights defender Alex Bialiatski, released today ❤️🤍❤️
Too many others remain behind bars #FreeThemAll
@freeviasna.org
Too many others remain behind bars #FreeThemAll
@freeviasna.org
Hesabat: "Aİ Azərbaycanla dəyərlərə deyil, maraqlara əsaslanan münasibətə keçdi"
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toplummedia.tv/siyaset/phes...
Hesabat: "Aİ Azərbaycanla dəyərlərə deyil, maraqlara əsaslanan münasibətə keçdi"
"Azərbaycanda Repressiyaya Son Kampaniyası" Azərbaycanda vətəndaş cəmiyyətinə qarşı təqiblər fonunda Avropa İttifaqının (Aİ) son illərdə...
toplummedia.tv
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hesabat: "Aİ Azərbaycanla dəyərlərə deyil, maraqlara əsaslanan münasibətə keçdi"
toplummedia.tv/siyaset/phes...
toplummedia.tv/siyaset/phes...
A letter from prison by Anar Mammadli on this International Human Rights Day
#HumanRightsDay #StandForRights #EqualityForAll
#HumanRightsDay #StandForRights #EqualityForAll
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A letter from prison by Anar Mammadli on this International Human Rights Day
#HumanRightsDay #StandForRights #EqualityForAll
#HumanRightsDay #StandForRights #EqualityForAll
Avropanın Azərbaycan siyasətini tənqid edən hesabat yayımlanıb - Bakıda razılaşmırlar
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Avropanın Azərbaycan siyasətini tənqid edən hesabat yayımlanıb - Bakıda razılaşmırlar
YouTube video by AzadliqRadiosu
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Avropanın Azərbaycan siyasətini tənqid edən hesabat yayımlanıb - Bakıda razılaşmırlar
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
⚠️New report ou now 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
⚠️New report ou now 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
The EU shifted from a values-based approach to a partnership shaped by energy and trade, as Azerbaijan lives its most intense crackdown.
Over 400 political prisoners. Media closed. Civil society dismantled. EU leverage left unused.
🔗 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Press release:
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
🔜 Our report will be made available to the public today at 15.00 CET.
🔗 Find out more about what to expect: free-anar.site/press-releas...
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
🔜 Our report will be made available to the public today at 15.00 CET.
🔗 Find out more about what to expect: free-anar.site/press-releas...
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Press release:
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
🔜 Our report will be made available to the public today at 15.00 CET.
🔗 Find out more about what to expect: free-anar.site/press-releas...
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
🔜 Our report will be made available to the public today at 15.00 CET.
🔗 Find out more about what to expect: free-anar.site/press-releas...
EU engagement hasn't matched the scale of repression in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Brussels treats energy and connectivity as detached from human rights. EU leaders skip political prisoners and civil society, and Baku took that silence as permission.
🔜 Report drops later today free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Brussels treats energy and connectivity as detached from human rights. EU leaders skip political prisoners and civil society, and Baku took that silence as permission.
🔜 Report drops later today free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
EU engagement hasn't matched the scale of repression in Azerbaijan 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
Brussels treats energy and connectivity as detached from human rights. EU leaders skip political prisoners and civil society, and Baku took that silence as permission.
🔜 Report drops later today free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Brussels treats energy and connectivity as detached from human rights. EU leaders skip political prisoners and civil society, and Baku took that silence as permission.
🔜 Report drops later today free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Europe’s focus on energy and the Middle Corridor has given Baku leverage while rights were pushed aside 🇪🇺🛢️🇦🇿
Allegations of Russian fuel flowing through Azerbaijan raise deeper questions about Europe’s security choices 🇦🇿⚠️🇷🇺
Our report goes live tomorrow
🔜 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Allegations of Russian fuel flowing through Azerbaijan raise deeper questions about Europe’s security choices 🇦🇿⚠️🇷🇺
Our report goes live tomorrow
🔜 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Europe’s focus on energy and the Middle Corridor has given Baku leverage while rights were pushed aside 🇪🇺🛢️🇦🇿
Allegations of Russian fuel flowing through Azerbaijan raise deeper questions about Europe’s security choices 🇦🇿⚠️🇷🇺
Our report goes live tomorrow
🔜 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Allegations of Russian fuel flowing through Azerbaijan raise deeper questions about Europe’s security choices 🇦🇿⚠️🇷🇺
Our report goes live tomorrow
🔜 free-anar.site/report-eu-az...
Slovakia is deepening ties with Azerbaijan through energy and defence, as proudly reported by pro-government Trend News Agency: www.trend.az/azerbaijan/p...
Our new report shows how Europe’s focus on energy and trade pushed rights aside ⚠️⚖️
Advanced copy
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Our new report shows how Europe’s focus on energy and trade pushed rights aside ⚠️⚖️
Advanced copy
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Azerbaijan and Slovakia: Strategic partnership reshaping regional dynamics
www.trend.az
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Slovakia is deepening ties with Azerbaijan through energy and defence, as proudly reported by pro-government Trend News Agency: www.trend.az/azerbaijan/p...
Our new report shows how Europe’s focus on energy and trade pushed rights aside ⚠️⚖️
Advanced copy
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Our new report shows how Europe’s focus on energy and trade pushed rights aside ⚠️⚖️
Advanced copy
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How repression spreads: Baku’s forum shows how Azerbaijan and Georgia now reinforce each other’s tools of control 🇦🇿📰🇬🇪
Europe must hold Azerbaijan accountable to be able to sustain democracy in Georgia.
georgiatoday.ge/baku-hosts-a...
Europe must hold Azerbaijan accountable to be able to sustain democracy in Georgia.
georgiatoday.ge/baku-hosts-a...
Baku Hosts Azerbaijan–Georgia Media Forum
The Azerbaijan–Georgia Media Forum opened this week in Baku, convening media leaders, journalists, policymakers, and academic experts for a comprehensive
georgiatoday.ge
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How repression spreads: Baku’s forum shows how Azerbaijan and Georgia now reinforce each other’s tools of control 🇦🇿📰🇬🇪
Europe must hold Azerbaijan accountable to be able to sustain democracy in Georgia.
georgiatoday.ge/baku-hosts-a...
Europe must hold Azerbaijan accountable to be able to sustain democracy in Georgia.
georgiatoday.ge/baku-hosts-a...
Azerbaïdjan : arrestation du leader de l’opposition Ali Karimli, via @lemonde.fr @emgryn.bsky.social www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Azerbaïdjan : arrestation du leader de l’opposition Ali Karimli
Les services de sécurité d’Etat ont effectué une perquisition à son domicile avant de l’interpeller. Le responsable du Front populaire d’Azerbaïdjan était l’une des dernières figures de l’opposition n...
www.lemonde.fr
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Azerbaïdjan : arrestation du leader de l’opposition Ali Karimli, via @lemonde.fr @emgryn.bsky.social www.lemonde.fr/internationa...