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Another journalist arrested in Azerbaijan over Toplum TV case

Arrests in Azerbaijan

January 17, 2025

All defendants in the case now face more serious charges under six additional articles, with potential prison sentences of up to 12 years.

Trials begin in Baku for former Karabakh separatist leaders

Azerbaijan

January 17, 2025

Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mamedov believes this trial should serve as a lesson for all revanchists in Armenia.

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

January 17, 2025

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European court fines Azerbaijan €1.7 million

Azerbaijan

January 16, 2025

The applicants are homeowners whose properties were previously located on the site of the current "Winter Park." The order to demolish over 500 residential and non-residential buildings in the city center was signed in 2008.

Opinion from Baku: 'All Azerbaijan needs to do is stay out of it and wait'

Azerbaijan

January 15, 2025

On 14 January, a strategic partnership document between Armenia and the United States was signed in Washington. According to Natig Jafarli, this document is not directed against Azerbaijan.

Labour rights activist sentenced to 8 years in prison in Azerbaijan

Arrests in Azerbaijan

January 14, 2025

The court convicted Afiyaddin Mamedov of stabbing an individual, but he denies the charges, claiming he is being targeted for his human rights work.

Opinion from Baku: What could Russia-Iran's closer ties mean for South Caucasus? 

Iran

January 14, 2025

Russia and Iran are set to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. What new developments will follow the signing?

Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev sentenced to 10 years in prison

Arrests in Azerbaijan

January 13, 2025

Under the verdict, his house and bank account funds are set to be confiscated.

Is Iran backing down on 'Zangezur Corridor'? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Iran

January 10, 2025

According to Azerbaijani experts, there are several reasons for Iran's recent "softening" of its position on the "Zangezur Corridor." One of these reasons is the defeat of Azerbaijan's southern neighbor in the Middle East.

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 31 December 2024 - 10 January, 2025

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

January 10, 2025

Key headlines and top stories covered by local media in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan from 31 December 2024 - 10 January, 2025

Wages rise in Azerbaijan, but so do utility costs

Azerbaijan

January 10, 2025

Low-income citizens and economic experts believe that income growth does not offset the rising costs of food and utilities.

Azerbaijani president: 'Fascism must be destroyed, either by Armenia's leadership or by us'

Ilham Aliyev

January 08, 2025

"We are neighbours with a fascist state, and the threat of fascism remains. That is why fascism must be destroyed," Aliyev told journalists.

Ilham Aliyev: 'Russian officials are to blame for Azerbaijani citizens’ deaths in this tragedy'

Baku-Grozny flight crash

January 07, 2025

Azerbaijan’s President reiterated accusations against Russia for downing the AZAL plane over Chechnya. "The responsibility for the deaths of Azerbaijani citizens in this tragedy rests with representatives of the Russian Federation," Aliyev said.

'Relations between Baku and Moscow will never be the same': What's next for Azerbaijan in 2025?

Azerbaijan

January 06, 2025

According to Azerbaijani analyst, most of the conditions shaping Azerbaijan's outlook for 2025 emerged at the end of 2024 and will influence the near future.

Azerbaijan in 2024: Key events

Azerbaijan

December 31, 2024

The emergence of new political prisoners, alongside positive developments: the complete withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh and the successful hosting of COP29.

Ilham Aliyev: 'Russia clearly seeks to bury the issue'

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 30, 2024

After Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of trying to cover up the downing of the passenger plane in an interview, Vladimir Putin called his Azerbaijani counterpart again.

Baku responds to Ramzan Kadyrov: 'Azerbaijan doesn't need assistance, but demands recognition of fact'

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 27, 2024

Azerbaijan's General Prosecutor's Office has sent officials to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash.

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 23-27 December, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

December 27, 2024

Key headlines and top stories covered by local media in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan from 23-27 December, 2024

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