Renewed Scrutiny of Human Rights in Azerbaijan
Government taken to task for ignoring rulings by Europe’s human rights court.
19 Dec 15
Azerbaijan
Safety Questions After Azerbaijan Oil Rig Blaze
Officials slow to acknowledge casualties amid rescue efforts hampered by high waves.
12 Dec 15
Deadly Clashes Between Police and Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan
Two policemen and four alleged members of an Islamist group killed in shootout near Baku.
30 Nov 15
Deciphering Azerbaijan's Secret Service Purge
Bad news – it doesn’t herald a softer line on dissent or a clampdown on corruption.
26 Nov 15
Predicable Win for Ruling Party in Azerbaijan
Local group judges vote “not free, not fair, not democratic and not transparent”.
7 Nov 15
Azerbaijan: Campaign Against Meydan TV Continues
“First they destroyed opposition-leaning and independent media inside the country, and then they shifted to the international media."
3 Nov 15
Azerbaijan: Concerns About Treatment of Two Political Prisoners
Opposition figure Ilgar Mammadov beaten up by prison staff, lawyer says.
27 Oct 15
Euro-Observers Shun Azerbaijan Election
Instead, observers from former Soviet states will applaud the ruling party's repeat victory.
23 Oct 15
Armenia-Azerbaijan: More Skirmishing, Bigger Guns
Just a "routine" spike in cross-border attacks, or something more ominous?
12 Oct 15
Debt Mountain Blamed for Suicides in Azerbaijan
Borrowers squeezed tight by exchange rate shift that raised their repayments.
30 Sep 15
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