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Sheila Paylan

@sheilapaylan

Human Rights Lawyer | Consultant @UN | Speaker | Writer

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Altay Göyüşov (@altayrashidoglu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is Bahruz’s 30th birthday. But instead of celebrating with his grandma and friends, he will spend it locked away in Aliyev’s dungeon — a political prisoner in a country turned into a living hell. We demand freedom for all those suffering under tyranny. We demand an end to

Today is Bahruz’s 30th birthday.
But instead of celebrating with his grandma and friends, he will spend it locked away in Aliyev’s dungeon — a political prisoner in a country turned into a living hell. We demand freedom for all those suffering under tyranny.
We demand an end to
Giorgi Gogia (@giorgi_gogia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Azerbaijan's authorities have reopened a 2014 criminal investigation that led to the country’s most sweeping crackdown on human rights defenders & journalists in recent history. The goal is clear - wiping out independent activism. Read more from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…

#Azerbaijan's authorities have reopened a 2014 criminal investigation that led to the country’s most sweeping crackdown on human rights defenders &amp; journalists in recent history. The goal is clear - wiping out independent activism. Read more from <a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a> hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…
POLITICOEurope (@politicoeurope) 's Twitter Profile Photo

OPINION: When Europe looks at the Caucasus, it sees Azerbaijan’s oil and gas wells — but ignores Armenia’s democracy and security. politico.eu/article/europe…

Sheila Paylan (@sheilapaylan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Besides writing columns and media pieces, I do sometimes put my academia hat back on — usually sideways and with some reluctance. But co-authoring this article with Lusine Sargsyan in the Southwestern Journal of International Law was especially rewarding. With a title so long

Besides writing columns and media pieces, I do sometimes put my academia hat back on — usually sideways and with some reluctance. But co-authoring this article with Lusine Sargsyan in the Southwestern Journal of International Law was especially rewarding. 

With a title so long
EVN Report (@evn_report) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the face of mounting concessions to Azerbaijan, Sheila Paylan argues that Armenia risks trading dignity for illusionary peace and explores the fine line between pragmatism and surrender, and why national self-respect must never be collateral. evnreport.com/columns/pride-…

Cavid #MakeRussiaSmallAgain (@cavidaga) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From Ulviyya Guliyeva, whom most of you know as Ulviyya Ali: If you are reading this message, it means I have been slandered and unlawfully imprisoned for my journalistic work.

{Aykhan}{Zayedzadeh} (@aykhan_z) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Journalist Ulviyya Ali (Ulviyya Ali) and activist Ahmad Mammadli (Əhməd Məmmədli) were detained today. They were abducted separately. I saw both of them yesterday. Unbelievable to see this drastic change in one day.

Journalist Ulviyya Ali (<a href="/UlviyyaAli/">Ulviyya Ali</a>) and activist Ahmad Mammadli (<a href="/ahmad_mammadli/">Əhməd Məmmədli</a>) were detained today. They were abducted separately.

I saw both of them yesterday. Unbelievable to see this drastic change in one day.
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The only thing more awesome than seeing my words in print is seeing them printed in Armenian. This piece I wrote called “Taking a Human Rights-Based Approach after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War” is the 9th chapter in the #Armenian version of the book “Broken Shield” edited by

The only thing more awesome than seeing my words in print is seeing them printed in Armenian.

This piece I wrote called “Taking a Human Rights-Based Approach after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War” is the 9th chapter in the #Armenian version of the book “Broken Shield” edited by
Human Rights House Foundation (@hrhfoundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HRHF strongly condemns the detention and alleged ill-treatment of #Azerbaijan woman #humanrights defender, journalist, and photographer Ulviyya Ali on spurious smuggling charges. #JournalismIsNotACrime

HRHF strongly condemns the detention and alleged ill-treatment of #Azerbaijan woman #humanrights defender, journalist, and photographer Ulviyya Ali on spurious smuggling charges. #JournalismIsNotACrime
CPJ Europe and Central Asia (@cpj_eurasia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CPJ condemns the latest arrests in #Azerbaijan's vast media crackdown - former Voice of America reporter Ulviyya Ali and Əhməd Məmmədli - increasing the crackdown tally of jailed journalists to 25. cpj.org/2025/05/azerba…

Freedom Now (@freedomnoworg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Baku Court of Appeals today upheld #Azerbaijan opposition activist Tofig Yagublu's 9-year prison sentence. His politically motivated arrest was based on fabricated charges & violates international law. We urge his immediate & unconditional release [1/2] azadliq.org/a/tofiq-yaqubl…

Yerevan Dialogue (@yerevandialogue) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#YerevanDialogue2025 | Upholding Justice: The Global Imperative of the Rule of Law We are tweeting the key takeaways from the session featuring Anna Vardapetyan, Osvaldo Zavala Giler, Boštjan Škrlec, Nancy Okail, & Sheila Paylan Stay tuned for more updates!

#YerevanDialogue2025 | Upholding Justice: The Global Imperative of the Rule of Law

We are tweeting the key takeaways from the session featuring Anna Vardapetyan, Osvaldo Zavala Giler, Boštjan Škrlec, Nancy Okail, &amp; <a href="/SheilaPaylan/">Sheila Paylan</a>

Stay tuned for more updates!
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Three key threats undermine the integrity of international #law: the selective application of justice, political intimidation of #international institutions, and, most critically, the corrosive influence of #oligarch-driven corruption. #YerevanDialogue2025

Three key threats undermine the integrity of international #law: the selective application of justice, political intimidation of #international institutions, and, most critically, the corrosive influence of #oligarch-driven corruption.

#YerevanDialogue2025
Ulviyya Ali (@ulviyyaali) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Əziz dostlar! Bildiyiniz kimi jurnalist Ülviyyə Əli qanunsuz olaraq həbs edilib və 1 aya yaxındır ki, həbsxanadadır. Ülviyyəyə məktub yazmaqla ona dəstəyinizi ifadə edə bilərsiniz. Yazacağınız xoş sözlər ona motivasiya verəcək. forms.gle/cVTDHGPvXQ2rSf…

EVN Report (@evn_report) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reflecting on her own struggle with imposter syndrome, Sheila Paylan unpacks the weight of inherited trauma & Armenian exceptionalism. She calls for a shift—from needing to be seen as exceptional to doing the work of becoming truly excellent. evnreport.com/columns/to-be-…

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza (@victoireumuhoza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It is high time for #Rwanda and the #DRC to engage in dialogue with their respective refugees and opposition members, both within and outside their countries. This will ensure not only the long-term success of a Washington-brokered peace deal but also lead to trust-building