As List Grows, Azeri Leaders Say "What Political Prisoners?"
Government currently presiding over human-right-friendly Council of Europe’s cabinet.
23 Jun 14
Azerbaijan
Five Years' Jail for Finding Fault With Azerbaijan Election
Anar Mammadli's group said election giving president 85 per cent win could not count as "free and democratic”.
11 Jun 14
Armenians Worried by US Diplomat's Karabakh Comments
Territories around Karabakh not “occupied”, but a consequence of war, Armenian legislator insists.
6 Jun 14
Azerbaijan: Travel Ban for Activist's Family
Matanat Azizova seen as latest casualty in campaign against dissenting voices.
5 Jun 14
Azerbaijani Border Villages Living on the Edge
Residents were happy to get a new road linking them with the rest of Azerbaijan, but they lost their water supply in the process.
29 May 14
Fears for Azeri-Armenian Citizen Diplomacy
"Everyone knows what we’ve been doing all these years," says Armenian activist involved in joint projects, who is now cited in Azerbaijani "spy" case.
13 May 14
Condemnation After Youth Activists Jailed in Azerbaijan
Amnesty International calls verdicts against eight defendants “an affront to human rights”.
8 May 14
Leading Rights Activist Questioned in Azerbaijan
Leyla Yunus stopped at airport as authorities widen net in “Armenian espionage” case.
8 May 14
Detained Azeri Youth Activists on Hunger Strike
“We do not expect pity," says one of eight defendants who deny prosecution allegations of "revolution" plot.
2 May 14
Another Azeri NGO Leader Out of Circulation
Hasan Huseynli’s supporters say assault charge against him is a typical frame-up, and reflects a trend of crushing civil society groups outside Baku.
29 Apr 14
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