Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani woman commits suicide facing deportation from Germany

July 24, 2019

In 2018, 3719 citizens of Azerbaijan tried to obtain political asylum in other countries

Baku hosting 15th European Olympic Festival for young athletes

July 22, 2019

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has remained silent about how much this event will cost the country.

Azerbaijani political emigrants in Germany hold protest in solidarity with political prisoners

July 20, 2019

The demonstrations were held in front of three German media outlets

Azerbaijan issues 30% less residence permits in first half of 2019

July 18, 2019

75 foreigners received Azerbaijani citizenship in the first half of 2019, while 86 asked for refugee status

One dies from tree branch crash in Azerbaijan’s historic Sheki

July 16, 2019

In the initial list of those hospitalized the victim’s name did not appear

Georgian ambassador summoned to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

July 15, 2019

The situation around the controversial monastery of David Gareji has again heated up

Azerbaijani journalist charged for “insulting headline”

July 13, 2019

The occasion was a video taken during the presidential election.

Baku demonstrators protest plight of Iranian Azerbaijanis in front of Iranian embassy

July 12, 2019

Protesters demanded the release from prison of activists fighting for the rights of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran

Baku’s Shanghai – a disappearing legend

July 11, 2019

One of Baku’s most ‘dangerous’ quarters will soon cease to exist

Baku rooftop water tanks dismantled, despite serious problems with water supply

July 10, 2019

Officials say that the tanks interfere with replacing elevators, and that the city’s water supply problem will soon be solved

Man accused of assassination attempt against official dies in prison in Azerbaijan

July 10, 2019

Aydin Gurbanov suffered from stomach cancer. His relatives say he was not provided treatment in prison

Historic centre of Azerbaijan's Sheki included in UNESCO World Heritage List

July 08, 2019

Azerbaijan can now boast three items on the UNESCO list

Azerbaijan's artistic underground – caught between a calling and a government

July 04, 2019

Underground and alternative art in Azerbaijan often comes up against the question of having to fight on its own or accept patronage

Hold your breath – local university says Baku’s air is either ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’

July 04, 2019

The only clean air in the city can be found on the beachside settlements in the north of the city

Azerbaijani gas to make it to Europe by 2020 – pipeline completed

July 03, 2019

Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR says TANAP was 5 billion dollars less expensive than planned

Baku cinema wins bid to save building from destruction

July 02, 2019

The two-month fight to save the former Molokan house of worship and current underground cinema may finally be nearing a victorious end

Op-ed: when a man in Azerbaijan is guilty just for being a man

June 28, 2019

How a strange brand of feminism deprived me of my seat on a bus from Baku to Tbilisi

June in Azerbaijan: record heat and 16 sunstrokes

June 26, 2019

The current heat wave is setting a record high for the past 20 years

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