Azerbaijan today

Life on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border from Soviet times to the present day

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 01, 2020

The first serious Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes occurred in 1990. The border zone experiences periodic flare ups even now

Armenia: Limited access to education – the unseen consequence of conflict

Karabakh conflict

July 01, 2020

How children live in conflict, how their dreams and reality coexist – according to students themselves and their parents

Op-ed: Inaccessible Nakhchivan – a story on Azerbaijan’s state within a state

Travel Azerbaijan

June 25, 2020

The main rules are: read the classics, sweep the streets and talk less

ECHR finds Azerbaijan guilty in historic murder case of Armenian soldier

Azerbaijan-Armenia

May 26, 2020

“For the first time, an international court has acknowledged the anti-Armenian actions of Azerbaijan,” Armenian lawyers say. Azerbaijan meanwhile says that a country cannot bear legal responsibility for the actions of an individual citizen

Scandal among the Azerbaijan opposition – Musavat Party accused of loyalty to the authorities

Opposition in Azerbaijan

May 11, 2020

Musavat itself denies the allegations and says that several party members acted without the leadership’s knowledge

“I’m going to dance until morning. And get a tattoo” – residents of Baku make plans for after quarantine

Coronavirus

May 11, 2020

Bright red lipstick, traveling, a house with a garden, and more of life’s pleasures

Baku to reopen metro among high infection rates, many concerned

Coronavirus

May 09, 2020

Over the past day, the number of new infections almost three times exceeded new recoveries

Iran building power stations in Karabakh – outrage on Azerbaijani social media, Baku says project carried out with its consent

Karabakh conflict

May 07, 2020

Authorities recall that the agreement on the construction of a hydroelectric station on the Araz River was signed between Iran and Azerbaijan back in 2016

Flare up on Karabakh line of contact as Azerbaijan uses heavy mortars

Karabakh conflict

April 29, 2020

The Armenian side reports that Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire. The Azerbaijani side does not deny that it used mortars, but claims that it was in response to the actions of the Armed Forces of Armenia

Ramadan to be observed in Azerbaijan under quarantine rules

Coronavirus

April 25, 2020

Mosques are closed, there will be no mass gatherings and prayers in honor of the beginning of the Muslim fasting month

Shots from Baku – the city officials say has almost defeated the coronavirus

Coronavirus

April 23, 2020

Everything remains closed in Baku, but the situation may change on May 4

Azerbaijani presidential aide accuses Armenia of ‘hampering negotiation process with its statements’

Karabakh conflict

April 22, 2020

Hikmet Hajiyev commented on the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakan

Coronavirus in the life of an Azerbaijani family: unjust fines and empty pockets

Coronavirus

April 20, 2020

“I feel guilty for violating quarantine, but I only had 80 manats left.”

How knowledge conquers coronavirus: distance learning in Azerbaijan

Coronavirus

April 16, 2020

Teachers and students in Azerbaijan are getting used to learning online. A firsthand account of the pros and cons of the new system.

Azerbaijani opposition leader cut off from outside world, president again calls opposition ‘enemies of the people’

Opposition in Azerbaijan

April 15, 2020

Ali Karimli’s access to the Internet and phone has been blocked – another round of repressions against the background of the epidemic

Medical masks in Azerbaijan no longer in short supply

Coronavirus

April 13, 2020

Social media is discussing the production of local masks “made out of a material similar to plastic"

What does Baku look like during quarantine?

Coronavirus

April 12, 2020

Azerbaijanis cannot go outside without SMS permission from the authorities because of the coronavirus epidemic, everything is closed, but few are observing social distance

Azerbaijan: 65 new cases, 10 deaths, and 58 recovered from coronavirus

Coronavirus

April 10, 2020

The total number of cases is now 991

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