Azerbaijan news

June in Azerbaijan: record heat and 16 sunstrokes

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

Explosion in Baku entertainment centre leaves 10 injured

An official account of events says that helium balloons exploded – but science would say otherwise

Armenian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers meet – mediators urge both sides to refrain from provocations

For the first time in ten years, a meeting of the parties and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs was held in the USA

Azerbaijan raises minimum wage by $41, and minimum pension by $23

Now employees cannot be payed less than $148 per month.

Blood feud in Azerbaijan: five dead, two wounded

The shooter handed himself in shortly after the attack

Azerbaijani health minister withdraws slander suit against journalist

Had the suit gone through, journalist Teymur Karimov could have served up to 6 months for slander

Zoroastrian holy site in Azerbaijan turned into reserve with cafe, amphitheater

Bakuvians have criticized the renewed Yanardag site

Popular beaches in Azerbaijan deemed unsuitable for swimming

Monitoring is conducted every year, but many ignore the results

Most tourists to Azerbaijan coming from Russia

Baku cancels visit of CoE rapporteur on political prisoners

Government officials said the visit of Thorhildur Sunna was inconvenient given local holidays

Beach season in Azerbaijan still hasn’t begun, but one person has already drowned

Another four have required the assistance of a lifeguard

European Court of Human Rights accuses Azerbaijan of ignoring verdict

Opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov remained in prison for four years after the ECHR demanded his immediate release

Photos: how Baku got ready for the Europa League final

One of the most scandalous finals promises to break the record for the number of spectators in the city

Republic Day in Azerbaijan: how football prevented mass celebrations

The opposition was not allowed to hold a festive procession in the city center

Baku: interrogation, execution basement turned into museum of commemoration of victims of Soviet repression

The museum houses a number of archival documents, photos and reconstructed cells

Baku demonstrators protest detention, deportation of Azerbaijani journalist from Moscow

Fuad Abbasov is accused of violating immigration laws – Abbasov himself says he is being persecuted

Amnesty International comes out against holding Europa League final in Baku

British fans say they do not not want to go to Baku

Baku residents angered by possible closure of city centre for Europa League final

The Interior Ministry says no such closure will take place