Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Under Pressure on Trafficking

Hundreds of Azerbaijani women are being trafficked each year and the scale of the problem is only now becoming evident.

21 Apr 04

Azerbaijan’s “third sector” appeals for better treatment from the authorities

15 Apr 04

New foreign minister expected to raise the country's profile, but no real change in policies expected.

8 Apr 04

Everything from city streets to the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline may soon bear the name of former president Heidar Aliev.

18 Mar 04

Almost half the inmates of the country’s only women’s prison are serving sentences for murder.

11 Mar 04

Lending the West’s stamp of approval to Azerbaijan’s flawed TV legislation would do the country a disservice.

26 Feb 04

Armenian and Turkish specialists are stepping up their collaboration, despite scepticism on both sides.

21 Feb 04

Azerbaijanis are worried about the safety of thousands of Soviet-era buildings.

13 Feb 04

A new anti-corruption programme could help change Azerbaijan’s corrupt bureaucracy – if it is enforced.

29 Jan 04

The Armenian-held territory is trying to restart a once lucrative business.

11 Dec 03

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