Azerbaijan

Quarantine in Azerbaijan extended for another month, museums, exhibition halls to open

Azerbaijan

August 29, 2020

Quarantine in Azerbaijan has been extended until September 30. The movement of people from the capital to the regions and back remains prohibited, buses do not work on weekends, shopping centers do not open

Will Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners? Opinions from Armenian experts

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 29, 2020

The question has come up again, as another Armenian officer was captured in August. Baku called it a sabotage attempt, Yerevan refutes this claim and accuses Azerbaijan of violating the rights of a prisoner of war

Kidnapping of 17-year-old girl in Azerbaijan makes social media headlines 5 months later – police and family statements contradict each other

Azerbaijan

August 28, 2020

The 17-year-old girl was kidnapped in March, and her family says they have been unable to speak to her since

Azerbaijan likely to reopen schools on September 15

Azerbaijan

August 28, 2020

Only primary school students will be able to go to school and the traditional start date of the school year in Azerbaijan is September 15; the rest will have to wait

Two hospitals close in Azerbaijan after officials point finger at treatment centers as source of new outbreak

Azerbaijan

August 27, 2020

An outbreak of coronavirus in one city of Azerbaijan has led to the closure of two hospitals, new patients aren’t being taken in but treatment will continue for those already in the hospital

Non-existent witness called on to testify in case against Azerbaijani opposition member

Azerbaijan

August 26, 2020

An unidentified man and a 15-year-old schoolboy were called to the witness box in the trial of opposition member Tofiq Yaqublu

Azerbaijani ‘eminence grise’ causes uproar following critique of granddaughter’s large wedding during epidemic

Azerbaijan

August 25, 2020

The website of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan was blocked for several hours due to the statement of its president

How the Goose and the Dove Fell in Love: why Azerbaijan banned this “children’s” book

Azerbaijan

August 25, 2020

A book supposedly meant for children written by little-known poet Aygun Bal provoked a flurry of criticism, and was later banned in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani defense ministry reports ‘diversion attempt’ of Armenian forces, Armenia denies claim

Armenia

August 24, 2020

The press secretary for the Armenian defense minister made a statement refuting this information, saying that an Armenian officer simply got lost

Outrage in Azerbaijan as former presidential aide throws wedding despite coronavirus pandemic

Azerbaijan

August 23, 2020

A wedding in the midst of the pandemic has caused a scandal and arrests in Azerbaijan. The bride is the granddaughter of éminence grise Ramiz Mehdiyev, a former presidential aide

War, pandemic, and election - "Past week in the Caucasus" from JAMnews, video

Abkhazia

August 23, 2020

A review of what happened in the South Caucasus in the week of August 17-22, 2020 - war, pandemic, and election, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

Local authorities save 14-year-old girl in Azerbaijan from marriage

Azerbaijan

August 21, 2020

Indirect data and human rights activists confirm the of early marriage problem remains serious

Georgian ‘thief-in-law’ of Azerbaijani origin Lotu Guli killed in Turkey

Azerbaijan

August 21, 2020

Lotu Guli, a well-known and high-ranking Azerbaijani criminal with Georgian citizenship, has been killed in Turkey by his own body guard.

Kinship adoption in Azerbaijan: solid tradition or social scourge?

Azerbaijan

August 20, 2020

The sacrifices families are ready to make for the sake of a ‘pure blood line’

Armenian ex-president gives first big press-conference since resignation in 2018

Armenia

August 20, 2020

For three hours, Serzh Sargsyan answered journalist's questions on the circumstances of the war in April 2016

Mortality rate soars in Azerbaijan, authorities refuse to point finger at coronavirus despite statistics

Azerbaijan

August 19, 2020

The year-on-year mortality rate has increased by 50 percent in Azerbaijan, but the gov’t says the pandemic is not to blame.

Serbian arms sale to Armenia, dismissal of Azerbaijani ambassador to Georgia – how are the two connected

Azerbaijan

August 18, 2020

The ambassadors of Azerbaijan to Georgia and Serbia were dismissed, the second of them is under arrest. Experts believe this is due to the supply of weapons from Serbia to Armenia, possibly through the territory of Georgia

Getting rid of the coronavirus and corruption, is it possible? "Past week in the Caucasus" from JAMnews, video

August 15, 2020

A review of what happened in the South Caucasus in the week of August 10-15, 2020 - getting rid of the coronavirus and corruption, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia

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