An investigation into a protest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel on 19 February, where President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was staying, has revealed new details, placing the incident within a broader security context.
President Aliyev, arrived in the city to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace last Thursday, convened under the auspices of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The demonstration outside the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue, blocks from the White House, prompted a rapid response from presidential security personnel and U.S. law enforcement. Officials said the situation was quickly contained and order was restored without further escalation.
Video footage shows several individuals engaging in provocative behaviour, including insulting and inflammatory language directed at Azerbaijan’s leadership. Some participants attempted to enter a restricted security zone before being pushed back.
A subsequent review identified a number of those involved.
Among those identified were Adil Amrahli, born in 1990, a Russian citizen who previously lived in Russia after leaving Azerbaijan in 2022 before relocating to the U.S. and Rahim Yagublu, a member of the Musavat party and son of opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who also left Azerbaijan in 2022 and now resides in the United States.
Bakhtiyar Abbasov, who holds Russian citizenship and departed Azerbaijan in 2015 was also present at the scene.
Other participants included Khilas Isayev, Kanan Jafarov and Tural Alakbarli, all of whom had left Azerbaijan and currently live abroad.
Several of those involved had extensive travel and residence histories connected to the Russian Federation, with some living there for prolonged periods before moving to Western countries.
Some analysts in Baku describe the incident as part of a wider hybrid pressure environment, combining information campaigns, political rhetoric, and staged actions on foreign platforms.
There has been no public acknowledgement from Moscow of any role in organising the demonstration.
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