Azerbaijan Politics

Azerbaijan’s subsidised flats sell out in seconds as public discontent grows

Azerbaijan

December 04, 2025

Although the sale was meant to run for several days, most buyers report system glitches and say they were unable to select a flat.

Another Azerbaijani diaspora leader arrested in Russia – what’s happening?

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 03, 2025

He was arrested on suspicion of fraud in a land sale transaction.

Azerbaijan’s pro-government media lash out at Georgia over 'deteriorating treatment' of Azerbaijani truckers

Azerbaijan-Georgia

December 01, 2025

The issue concerns “disrespectful treatment of Azerbaijani drivers” at the border between the two countries. The author points to Georgia’s strengthened ties with Russia as a possible cause and warns of potential consequences.

Azerbaijan: Detained journalists report physical abuse

Azerbaijan

December 01, 2025

They claim that the head of the convoy at the Baku Court of Appeals pushed and kicked journalists while escorting them to the courtroom or back to the holding cells.

Interrogations in Azerbaijan: experts warn of government plan to crash opposition

Azerbaijan

December 01, 2025

Pro-government media link the arrest of the PFA chairman to the Ramiz Mehtiyev case

HRW: 'Azerbaijan steps up campaign targeting critics abroad'

Opposition in Azerbaijan

November 28, 2025

HRW notes that those targeted are being punished for criticizing human rights violations by the authorities, and there is no evidence linking them to any illegal activity.

Three new chekpoints on Armenia-Azerbaijan border: why they appeared

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 28, 2025

Officials have only confirmed that the border guards have begun service and that the posts meet modern standards. Comment from military analyst Leonid Nersisyan

Are Azerbaijani Su-22s bound for Ukraine? Assessing the Daily Express claims

Azerbaijan

November 27, 2025

The same publication also claims that Azerbaijan has begun selling natural gas to Ukraine.

'Attempt to break iron curtain' — Armenian experts on visit to Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 24, 2025

According to them, Armenian experts discussed all issues of concern to Armenian society with the Azerbaijani participants of the “Bridge of Peace” initiative—without any restrictions. All details

Azerbaijan on Bridge of Peace initiative: 'Cooperation set to increase'

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 24, 2025

Agreements were reached to strengthen cooperation in the media sector and establish direct contacts between experts

First Azerbaijan–US think-tank forum: participants, significance and criticism

Azerbaijan

November 21, 2025

Azerbaijan’s analysts fall into three groups — exiled experts, Soviet-era researchers and state-funded GONGOs — making independent, influential analysis hard to achieve.

Is normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations possible without Baku?

Armenia

November 20, 2025

Latest statements from Armenian and Turkish officials on an Azerbaijan peace deal, Armenian MPs’ visit to Istanbul, and meeting with the Azerbaijani delegation

Euronews opens Baku bureau as local journalists say authorities see it as no ‘threat’

Azerbaijan

November 19, 2025

Azerbaijani independent journalists see this as a continuation of the authorities’ crackdown on independent media.

Who owns newly opened Euronews office in Baku?

Azerbaijan

November 19, 2025

In the past two years, around 30 journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan, and local offices of the BBC, Reuters, Voice of America, and Bloomberg have been shut down.

Azerbaijan: violations in cosmetic procedures and oversight issues

Azerbaijan

November 17, 2025

A study found that unlicensed individuals without medical qualifications were performing various aesthetic surgical procedures

Collapse of old elite? How Ramiz Mehtiev’s arrest is changing Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

November 14, 2025

The event is seen as a key signal of a fundamental shift in both Azerbaijan’s internal political structure and its longstanding relationship with Moscow.

Transit of wheat to Armenia through Azerbaijan: what it means economically and politically

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 12, 2025

Will the trial shipments mark the beginning of regional cooperation?

'Enclave issue to be discussed only after border delimitation' — comment from Yerevan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 11, 2025

Baku raises the return of enclaves again, stressing it as a priority for Azerbaijan. Armenian authorities respond that there are “no news” on the matter yet. Full details.

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