Azerbaijani authorities

'Ukraine is important topic, but only part of U.S.-Russia negotiations' – View from Baku

Conflict in Ukraine

February 19, 2025

Azerbaijani analyst Farhad Mammadov believes Zelensky’s physical security is at high risk, as neither Moscow nor Washington sees him as Ukraine’s president.

Azerbaijan reopens embassy in Syria after 13-year closure

Azerbaijan

February 18, 2025

According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, the embassy’s chargé d’affaires has already been deployed to Damascus and has begun work.

Baku court: Former unrecognized NKR leader Ruben Vardanyan refuses to answer questions

Azerbaijan

February 17, 2025

"The crimes were committed under the direct leadership and participation of Armenia, its state bodies, officials, armed forces, and illegal armed formations," it was stated at the hearing.

Can Azerbaijan impose economic sanctions on Russia? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 15, 2025

Economist Elchin Rashid believes that Azerbaijan could only impose symbolic sanctions on Russia, which would likely target individual Russian citizens rather than the Russian state itself.

Azerbaijan has seen 26 more political prisoners in the past two months, bringing the total to 357

Arrests in Azerbaijan

February 13, 2025

The Union for the Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan has released an updated list of political prisoners, which includes 357 names.

What might U.S. want and need from South Caucasus under Trump? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

February 12, 2025

Under Trump, the U.S. will aim to curb Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus while securing access to Central Asia, according to analysts from the South Caucasus Research Center.

By escalating tensions with Azerbaijan, Russia creates chaos in South Caucasus – View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 12, 2025

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that Russia rejects Western plans to turn the South Caucasus into an arena of geopolitical confrontation.

When will tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia end? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 10, 2025

Following Azerbaijan’s decision to close Russian House in Baku, Russian State Duma MP Nikolai Valuev has urged authorities to shut down all Azerbaijani diaspora organisations in Russia.

Baku metro inflated transportation costs. Will fares decrease?

Azerbaijan

January 31, 2025

Experts believe that even if the funds misappropriated through inflated costs are returned to the budget, a reduction in metro fares is unlikely.

Azerbaijan holds municipal elections

Azerbaijan

January 29, 2025

More than 16,000 candidates are running in the election, with over 8,000 members to be elected across nearly 700 municipalities nationwide.

‘Russian House’ sparks new tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Russia

January 28, 2025

Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Azerbaijani Ambassador over Baku TV report accusing 'Russian House' of espionage

'Ter-Petrosyan, Kocharyan, and Sargsyan must also face justice': View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

January 27, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry responds to Armenian PM’s accusations of using prohibited methods: "These claims are baseless and absurd"

"Believers are accused of drug trafficking left and right, and isolated from society"

Azerbaijan

July 11, 2023

How Azerbaijan ended up on a special watchlist over ‘serious violations’ of religious freedom. JAMnews presents a report by Meydan TV

lham Aliyev: “We’re keeping our borders closed — and rightly so”

Azerbaijan

July 16, 2022

The President of Azerbaijan responded to a question about the country’s land borders. He also touched on the issue of resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

"Our lives are always in danger anyways" interview with well-known Azerbaijani activist Qiyas Ibrahimov - video

Opposition in Azerbaijan

June 15, 2020

Qiyas Ibragimov talks about risks, fear and why this time he was not arrested

Republic Day celebration in Azerbaijan: this year, no one was detained

Opposition in Azerbaijan

May 28, 2020

The opposition usually celebrates the creation of the first Azerbaijani Republic on May 28 with a march, which is accompanied by arrests

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

ECHR rules Azerbaijan must pay 20,000 euros to Azerbaijani investigative journalist for unjust arrest

February 28, 2020

Khadija Ismailova was sentenced to seven and a half years on false charges and conditionally released in 2016

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