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Ninth person arrested in Azerbaijan over Meydan TV case

Arrests in Azerbaijan

February 21, 2025

As in other cases in this matter, the journalist is accused of smuggling, which he categorically denies, claiming political motives. According to his relatives, the trial took place without his lawyer present

Final report on AZAL plane crash investigation to be released by December

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 20, 2025

"The investigation period is one year, in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization," said Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Transport.

'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 sees 26 more political prisoners in two months

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.

Azerbaijan simultaneously 'shows door' to USAID and Russian House

Azerbaijan

February 07, 2025

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared the activities of both Russian House and USAID illegal in the country on the same day.

Two more journalists arrested in Azerbaijan on smuggling charges

Arrests in Azerbaijan

February 06, 2025

Shahnaz Beylergyzy has been arrested for 3 months and 15 days in the "Toplum TV case," while Shamshad Agayev has been arrested for 2 months and 1 day in the "Meydan TV case."

Crashed AZAL plane was shot down by Russian Pantsir-S air defence system

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

"The Azerbaijani side possesses a fragment of a Pantsir-S missile, which was retrieved from the aircraft and identified through an international examination."

Crashed AZAL plane was fully operational prior to Grozny– report

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

A preliminary report has been released on the investigation into the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau Airport.

Number of complaints to ECHR from Azerbaijan nearly doubles in two years

Azerbaijan

February 04, 2025

The applicants are seeking around €6 million in total for material and moral damages, as well as legal costs.

Azerbaijani security services announce operation against terrorist group

Azerbaijan

February 03, 2025

According to official reports, eight terror suspects were killed during the operation, while six were arrested.

Who wants to overthrow Putin—and how? Views from Baku

Russia

January 30, 2025

A key question is how Trump’s stance on Putin’s Russia will shift, especially after Tucker Carlson claimed Biden’s administration had plans to eliminate the Russian president.

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.

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