Samira Ahmedbeyli
IWPR Reporter
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Top Azeri Journalist Targeted With "Spy" Charge
Khadija Ismayil published a document on the secret service spying on the opposition. Prosecutors say that's a state secret.
21 Feb 14
Election Critic Arrested in Azerbaijan
Western diplomats join local rights groups in questioning tax evasion charges against Anar Mammadli.
18 Dec 13
Bitterness as Azeri Election Race Begins
Law stipulates level playing field for all eight contenders, but there’s little doubt who is going to win.
26 Sep 13
Delayed Gratification for Azerbaijani Voters
People suspect shifting deadlines for new housing and other infrastructure are an election tactic intended to make them grateful.
5 Sep 13
Protests Hit Another Azerbaijani Town
Once again, a minor incident quickly blows up into an expression of wider discontent.
16 May 13
Alarm as Azeri Photographer Charged
With international attention fading, government turns its attention to Eurovision “spoilers”.
15 Jun 12
Azerbaijanis Flock to Iran for Food, Medicines
Everything is cheaper south of the border, and healthcare is perceived as better as well.
28 May 12
Award-Winning Azeri Reporter Badly Injured in Attack
Idrak Abbasov placed in intensive care after assault while filming house demolition.
18 Apr 12
Azerbaijan's First President Recalls Soviet Collapse
“Gorbachev blew his chance” to reconstitute Soviet Union, Ayaz Mutallibov says.
23 Dec 11
Azeris Wall Off Front-Line Zones
Some question wisdom of security walls, arguing that they might be seen as tacit admission that Armenian-held lands are lost forever.
4 Nov 11
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