2021 in Azerbaijan

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	Other events of 2021; Timeline of Azerbaijani history;

This is a list of individuals and events related to Azerbaijan in 2021.

Incumbents

4 January – Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov wins the Airthings Masters tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.^[1]
18 January –
- COVID-19 pandemic: Mass COVID-19 vaccination begins in Azerbaijan, with Sinovac shots.^[2]
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Armenia has returned all Azerbaijani prisoners who were captured during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.^[3]
21 January – The presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Ilham Aliyev and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, reach an agreement to jointly develop a hydrocarbon field, which was disputed between the two countries for around 30 years, in the Caspian Sea.^[4]^[5]
APFP member Niyameddin Ahmedov faces new charges of incitement and trafficking in banned items; police allegedly beat him in custody.^[6]

Mehdi Ibrahimov receives a 15-month suspended sentence on bogus charges of spreading COVID-19.^[6]

8 March – Police disperse a women’s rights march in Baku, detaining at least 25 participants, including multiple human rights defenders.^[7]
A presidential pardon releases nearly 40 opposition activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. APFP member Mahammad Imanli is also pardoned.^[6]

APFP activist Said Mamedzade Bakuvi is sentenced to three-and-a-half years for hooliganism, it is later replaced with a suspended sentence.^[6]

13 May – Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of sending troops across the border in a disputed incident, violating a prior withdrawal agreement. Armenia requests Russian military assistance. Azerbaijan denies any wrongdoing, stating its forces only defend their side of the frontier.^[8]
21 May – Azerbaijan announces discussions with BP to develop solar energy production in Karabakh, aiming to expand renewable energy investment in the region.^[9]

4 June – A Kamaz passenger bus carrying journalists and officials hits an anti-tank mine near Susuzluq village, Kalbajar District, killing three people and injuring four others.^[10]

30 November – The Azerbaijani State Border Service Mil Mi-17 crashes during drills in Garaheybat; 14 killed and 2 injured. An investigation is launched, and the victims are given martyr status.^[11]

1 December – A peaceful protest in Baku supporting jailed activist Saleh Rustamli is met with force; over 40 are arrested with reports of torture and injuries.^[12]