Azerbaijan

Armenia Hails Genocide Vote

As Armenians celebrate following a US Congressional vote, their kinsmen in Turkey brace themselves for a rise in nationalist sentiment.

Azeri Government Launches NGO Programme

Observers debate whether a new programme funnelling government money into non-governmental organisations will help or harm the NGO sector.

Agonising Scenes at Razed Baku Cemetery

Relatives distraught as bodies exhumed to make way for new highway.

Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Foreign Workers

Proposed legislative amendments impose large penalties on companies that lie about the number of foreigners they employ.

Agonising Scenes at Razed Baku Cemetery

Relatives distraught as bodies exhumed to make way for new highway.

Monastery Divides Georgia and Azerbaijan

Suggestions that cave monastery could be shared provoke opposition in Georgia

Armenia: Ex-President Ponders Comeback

The first president of independent Armenia dips his toe in politics after a nine-year retirement.

Building Tragedy Reverberates Through Baku

Both the construction company and city authorities are blamed for disaster.

Headscarves Provoke Bitter Controversy

Religious young women risk problems if they choose to wear Islamic clothing.

Images of Religion in Azerbaijan