My checked through baggage got stuck in transit airport due to security reasons

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But can they really refuse to load my baggage because of that?

That's irrelevant. They have in fact done this. You'll have to deal with it.

How did my bag even make it to Beijing then? It passed through customs at A, and made its way to Beijing without any problems.

Your bag did not pass through Customs in A. It passed whatever security screening exists in A in order to be loaded onto the airplane. Security screening is frequently different in different places.

What are my rights in this situation?

Your baggage is stuck in Beijing because Azerbaijan Airlines refuses to load it for security reasons (and/or perhaps for nefarious search reasons, as noted in the Comments below). The Azerbaijan Airlines Terms & Conditions of Carriage (i.e., the contract whose terms control the relationship between you and the airline and should define who's responsible for what) will control. I've not read them...but it's dollars to donuts that the airline can refuse to load anything it considers inappropriate, and you're responsible.

Can I ask the airline to open the suitcase and remove items they consider dangerous?

Certainly. You can ask for anything. This is a pretty good suggestions, IMO.

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