Fears for Detained Azerbaijani Rights Defender
Taleh Khasmammadov reportedly in grave condition after suicide bid.
20 Mar 15
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Arrests Continue Ahead of Euro-Games
Authorities ignore CCTV film of alleged victim taking a dive so waiting police can arrest human rights defender as “hooligan”.
12 Mar 15
Azerbaijan: Currency Drop Prompts Broader Economic Worries
People lose faith in national currency as central bank slashes its value.
3 Mar 15
Armenia: Back to Square One with Turkey
In the end. painstaking efforts to rebuild the troubled relationship were blocked by massive unresolved differences.
3 Mar 15
Shafi's Story
Political prisoner tells the life story of a young cellmate who spent his teenage years living homeless on the streets of Baku.
27 Feb 15
Prison Trains and Black Marias in Azerbaijan
Defendants spend a lot of time shuttling between court hearings and detention centres.
18 Feb 15
Azerbaijan: Grim Year for Press Freedom
Country ranks among world’s worst for freedom of information.
18 Feb 15
Karabakh Truce Shaken by Gunshots and Tough Talk
OSCE mediators urge end to attacks after a month in which 20-year-old ceasefire was broken in thousands of incidents.
12 Feb 15
A Flag of Many Colours
LGBT activist's suicide a year ago can be seen as an act of courage in a world of hypocrisy.
3 Feb 15
Someone Like Khadija
Jailed reporter Seymur Hezi realises he is in the same Azerbaijani prison as top female journalist Khadija Ismayil.
21 Jan 15
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