news of Azerbaijan

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.

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.

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.

‘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"

Human Rights in the South Caucasus: 2019 victories and losses

January 19, 2020

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in the Human Rights Watch report - a comparative analysis