Azerbaijan

Eight Parties Barred from Azerbaijani Elections

Opposition leaders in Azerbaijan claim President Aliev's regime is already sabotaging November's parliamentary elections

6 Oct 00

Kocharian and Aliev Tread Political Tightrope

As the Nagorny Karabakh peace talks rumble on, the enclave's frustrated president feels he is being left out in the cold

15 Sep 00

Arrest of Opposition Editor Sparks Outrage in Baku

Yeni Musavat's Rauf Arifoglu declares a hunger strike after the authorities charge him with taking part in a plane hijack

1 Sep 00

Azerbaijan's First President Dies

A nation mourns the death of Abulfaz Elchibey - the dissident professor who led Azerbaijan out of the Soviet wilderness, then lost the war in Nagorny Karabakh

25 Aug 00

Tales from Death Row

As the last Karabakh PoWs are released from captivity in Azerbaijan, tales of their ordeal in a Baku jail are sending shockwaves through Armenian society

11 Aug 00

In-fighting Cripples Azerbaijani Opposition

Heidar Aliev's regime looks set to score a resounding victory in Azerbaijan's forthcoming local elections

11 Aug 00

Poor Job Prospects Drive Armenians Abroad

Yerevan sociologists say government unemployment figures are concealing the true scale of a problem which is showing little sign of improving

14 Jul 00

New Hope for Azerbaijan's Political Prisoners

Human rights campaigners claim the Azerbaijani government is holding far more political prisoners than it is prepared to admit

30 Jun 00

No Santa Barbara Here

The inhabitants of one remote Armenian village view political shenanigans in Yerevan with the same bemused detachment as they watch American soap operas on TV

26 May 00

Azeri Fishermen Plunder Sturgeon Stocks

Corrupt officials in Azerbaijan are suspected of lining their pockets with the proceeds of illegal sturgeon fishing.