“There is no justice system in Azerbaijan, it’s comparable to North Korea”

Alexander Lapshin is a popular travel blogger and journalist. He was imprisoned in Azerbaijan for visiting Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh). Currently Alexander is visiting Australia. Topics of the interview include his visit to Australia, why Azerbaijani authorities targeted him for visiting Artsakh, his life in Azerbaijani justice system, how Azerbaijan is part of the Russia-Ukraine war helping Russia, Azerbaijan’s actions and the immense cost on his career and also the heavy burden on his family, his experiences in Azerbaijani prison and the dozens of Armenian POWs and civilians still held captive in Azerbaijani prisons, his appeal to the UN Human Rights Committee and the lawsuit against Azerbaijan at the European Court of Human Rights, how he won both cases but Azerbaijan still refuses to comply with both verdicts.

Alexander Lapshin travel blogger and journalist.