The deaths of Azerbaijani nationals Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov in Yekaterinburg during a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operation have triggered significant public outcry and raised serious questions about procedural integrity, human rights, and cross-border diplomacy.

According to official Russian sources, the two brothers died during a law enforcement raid linked to an unresolved homicide case from 2001. However, the Azerbaijani side, including family members and forensic experts, has expressed skepticism toward this narrative. Reports of signs of torture, inconsistent with the official account, have deepened concerns. Azerbaijani authorities swiftly responded by summoning Russia’s chargé d’affaires and suspending cultural and diplomatic engagements—signals of a strained and sensitive bilateral relationship.

This incident underscores the broader challenge of protecting the rights of foreign nationals in detention, especially in highly charged security operations. While law enforcement agencies........

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