Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani religious activist extradited from Turkey

March 25, 2019

Human rights advocates say the extradition is illegal

Is Russian still dividing Azerbaijan in two?

March 22, 2019

Does the country’s Russian language education sector put it at risk for foreign influence and further division?

Azerbaijan celebrates Novruz – the arrival of spring

March 20, 2019

This year the holiday mood is modest and was unfortunately met with bad weather

Fishing on Azerbaijan’s Caspian shore

March 20, 2019

Photos from fishing boats and tips on how to tell whether fish is fresh or not

Foreign ministries of Armenia, Russia claim Azerbaijanis can come to Armenia

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 19, 2019

The statement came in response to the statement of an ethnic Azerbaijani on a Russian TV show, Rovshan Askerov, that he "is simply not allowed into Armenia”

Political prisoners ‘pardoned’ in Azerbaijan: a sign of change?

March 18, 2019

Some have thanked the president for the decree, while others demand the release of the remaining political prisoners

High profile civic activists, opposition members released through amnesty in Azerbaijan

March 16, 2019

Almost 400 people will be released as part of the amnesty decree

Mass shawarma poisoning in Baku

March 15, 2019

Seven students were hospitalized, but their lives are not in danger

US State Department: human rights situation in Azerbaijan is deplorable

March 14, 2019

The US State Department's report for 2018 touches on the lack of freedom of the press, torture and political prisoners in the country

Armenia holds security meeting in Karabakh, Azerbaijan flexes its muscles with large military exercises

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 13, 2019

The Armenian Security Council has held its first ever meeting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Why?

Moscow accuses Azerbaijan of discriminating against Russian citizens who are ethnic Armenians

March 13, 2019

The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned citizens that ‘Azerbaijan may refuse [them] entry under the pretext of the Karabakh conflict’

Azerbaijani officials against divorce float ‘compatibility checks’ before marriage

March 11, 2019

The Family Affairs Committee says psychological incompatibility is at fault for divorce rates in the country

Azerbaijan’s first ever feminist march ends in bizarre confrontation

March 09, 2019

‘Aggressive older women’ attempted to disperse the first feminist march in the history of Azerbaijan

Baku police disperse feminist rally on International Women’s Day

March 08, 2019

A number of demonstrators have been detained

New homes being built for Azerbaijan earthquake victims

March 07, 2019

The foundation of a multistory building has already been laid in Shamakhi

More than a dozen participants in deadly Ganja protest sentenced to five years in prison

March 06, 2019

The details surrounding their involvement in the protest remain unknown

Op-ed: 7 things that will surprise you in Vilnius

March 06, 2019

Kombucha – an old acquaintance in a new guise

Two Karabakh refugees killed in Baku communal housing fire

March 06, 2019

While the Azerbaijani government has provided many refugees with housing, others continue to live in hostels and other forms of temporary housing

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