News in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Grandmother supports grandson jailed for anti-war slogans – video

Arrests in Azerbaijan

April 16, 2025

Bahruz Samadov, a PhD student at Charles University in Prague, political scientist, and anti-war activist, has been arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of high treason.

'Mr Pashinyan, please confirm that I did not cooperate with Armenian intelligence' – letter from Azerbaijani activist

Azerbaijan

April 14, 2025

Doctoral candidate at Charles University in Prague and anti-war activist Bahruz Samedov, who is accused of treason in Azerbaijan, has written a letter to the Prime Minister of Armenia.

'There’s a chance to open new era in Caucasus' - Armenian Foreign Minister at Antalya forum

Armenia-Turkey

April 14, 2025

Mirzoyan sees no real progress with Azerbaijani counterpart, more optimistic about talks with Turkish minister

Violation of prisoners’ rights to access media and information in Azerbaijani prisons – letter from prison

Azerbaijan

April 14, 2025

Although the Constitution of Azerbaijan guarantees citizens the right to receive, transmit, and disseminate information, these rights are being violated in the country’s prisons.

From crime to Constitutional Court: career rise of Azerbaijan’s former military prosecutor

Azerbaijan

April 14, 2025

Khanlar Valiyev, repeatedly linked to the “Tartar case” — marked by brutal torture and severe human rights violations — has been appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court.

Azerbaijan’s geopolitical strategy: key messages from Ilham Aliyev

Azerbaijan

April 10, 2025

Key takeaways from Ilham Aliyev’s speech at the “Facing a New World Order” forum

Water flows, responsibility vanishes: difference between Baku and Vilnius

Azerbaijan

April 09, 2025

Water consumption in Baku and Vilnius is the same — but Baku loses 45%. Economist Toghrul Mashalli says the real problem is opaque management.

Opinion: 'Azerbaijani opposition figure on hunger strike, while country remains dead silent'

Azerbaijan

April 07, 2025

Activist Qiyas Ibrahim: “Tofiq Yagublu has chosen to make his death a symbol of resistance — and we must make his rescue a symbol of the fight against evil.”

Should taxis be allowed to use bus lanes? What does global practice show?

Azerbaijan

April 04, 2025

The number of taxis in Baku is rising rapidly, becoming a major factor in traffic flow. To improve passenger transport, some taxi drivers are calling for access to bus lanes.

Opinion: Rent-to-own flats in Baku — support for low-income families or elite project?

Azerbaijan

April 04, 2025

Economist Toghrul Mashalli believes the new mortgage model only benefits the well-off.

Azerbaijani-Russian relations: How downed plane sparked geopolitical conflict

Azerbaijan-Russia

April 03, 2025

The rise in diplomatic tensions between Baku and Moscow following the plane crash was accompanied by ideological confrontation.

Azerbaijani villages of Baskal and Lahij: history and craftsmanship — photo report

Travel Azerbaijan

April 02, 2025

It’s not only a place of historical landmarks and stunning nature — it’s also the birthplace of the famous silk kelagai scarves and home to unique handcrafted metalwork.

MP’s opinion: 'Yagublu is being used to portray Azerbaijan’s authorities as inhumane'

Azerbaijan

April 02, 2025

Oppositionist Yagublu began his hunger strike after receiving nine-year sentence. MP Zahid Oruj outlines government stance

Azerbaijan: crime without punishment. Whose hands hold fate of 13-year-old girl?

Azerbaijan

March 28, 2025

"The state must address the problem, not just punish the perpetrator. The victim's family should be deprived of parental rights, and the girl and her child should be placed under state care"

“I screamed: ‘They’re killing us, help!’ but no one came” — residential building in Baku demolished with people still inside. Video

Azerbaijan

March 28, 2025

Demolition began without a permit — criminal case launched, company director, site manager and excavator driver arrested

'Government should see this picture as shameful' – economist on Azerbaijan's import-export balance

Azerbaijan

March 26, 2025

Natig Jafarli: “Imports significantly exceed exports; the non-oil sector accounts for just 9.43%, posing risks to long-term stability”

'Inhumane treatment of Azerbaijani journalist in Tbilisi prison,' says Afghan Sadigov’s wife

Azerbaijan

March 25, 2025

Georgian Centre for Social Justice also calls for medical care, proper nutrition, and milder detention conditions for Afghan Sadigov

How to seize chance for peace? Thomas de Waal on Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 19, 2025

British analyst believes Brussels and Washington should be more active, but Ankara remains the key player

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