Azerbaijan

Outcry in Azerbaijan After Student Protest Broken Up

Campaigners condemn police crackdown on demonstrators who disrupted commemoration of ex-president’s birthday.

15 May 09

Perceived cooling in relationship between Ankara and Baku may have ramifications for the latter’s energy strategy.

13 May 09

Flourishing market in fake products ensures intellectual property rights remain dead letter.

13 May 09

While Turkey holds out for concessions over Nagorny Karabakh, Yerevan remains convinced a restoration of diplomatic ties lies on the horizon.

1 May 09

Growing trend to opt for education in Georgian means future of Armenian schools in remote Marneuli region is uncertain.

16 Apr 09

Flourishing market in fake products ensures intellectual property rights remain dead letter.

16 Apr 09

On the so-called Golden Bridge, which crosses the river dividing Azerbaijan and Russia, huge sums change hands daily.

14 Apr 09

Locals in isolated Nakichevan say authorities there have ways of ensuring complaints don’t reach Baku.

10 Apr 09

Believers says problems over mosques, headscarves and the Hajj reflect official climate of indifference or hostility.

16 Mar 09

Homeless oil workers wait years for flats, as officials argue amongst themselves over who is to blame.

30 Jan 09

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