Lamiya Adilgizi

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Concerns are growing over the health of prominent Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, imprisoned on charges his defence team and rights groups state are politically motivated. © BBC News Azərbaycanca

Azerbaijani Hunger Striker Denied Bail

The 40-year-old faces up to five years in prison following an arrest many see as directly related to his criticism of the interior ministry.

27 Jan 23

Ayten Osmanova arranges a colourful hijab in her atelier in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. The designer started her fashion business to cater for the increasing number of liberal believers who, like her, sought a modest apparel with a modern, colourful twist. © Lamyia Adilgizi

Azerbaijani Women Embrace The Headscarf

Islam is on the rise in the oil-rich, secular South Caucasus country and the hijab is a way to make a statement.

26 Jul 22

Azerbaijani journalist Ayten Mammadova was assaulted in the building where she lives in the capital Baku, an threatened at knifepoint by an unknown man who warned against reporting over an ongoing trial.

Azerbaijani Journalist Threatened Over High-Profile Trial

Rights organisations maintain that systematic lack of action in investigating such crimes serves to empower perpetrators.

13 May 22

Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act between Russia and Ukraine

With Russian peacekeepers in Nagorny Karabakh, the region is Baku’s Achilles’ heel.

18 Mar 22

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva look on from the stands during a taekwondo event at the European Games in Baku. June 19, 2015. (Photo: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images for BEGOC)

Azerbaijan-Armenia: New Games, Old Conflict

Armenians send a team, but get a hostile reception from flag-waving crowds.

10 Jul 15

Karabakh Peace Prospects Shot Down Together With Helicopter?

Mutual recriminations as helicopter downing mars efforts to rebuild dialogue between leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

20 Nov 14

One of the Turkish-curriculum schools that has been shut down in Azerbaijan. (Photo: Agdash Lycee’s website)

Azerbaijan Closes Gülen Schools

Once seen as an instrument of Turkish soft power, the educational programme has fallen foul of a battle between Prime Minister Erdoğan and influential preacher Fethullah Gülen.

4 Jul 14

Senior Azeri Official Sacked in Spillover From Turkish Internal Strife

Leaked emails used to claim that some senior figures in Baku are linked to influential Turkish cleric.

28 Mar 14

No Signs of Turkey-Armenia Thaw

Turkey now says Armenia must mend fences with its other neighbour Azerbaijan before rapprochement can happen.

24 Dec 13

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