Azerbaijan: Punished In and Out of Prison
Former detainees face routine threats and intimidation
Former detainees face routine threats and intimidation
One-off payment was supposed to ease conditions during the lockdown period.
Country is one of the three in the world most reliant on oil.
There is a simple but fundamental skills gap that is not being addressed.
Participants hope to boost political involvement and awareness.
With a large grey economy and poorly observed labour laws, Azerbaijanis who lose their jobs have little support.
Female reporters routinely intimidated by blackmail, sexual assault and harassment.
Azerbaijan and Georgia need to answer urgent questions about reporter’s kidnapping and imprisonment.
The costs of Azerbaijan putting its name on the map are high, but the benefits are not clear.
State repression means that something as simple as a call for gender equality cannot be tolerated.