Stories from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani government’s black PR operators: Baku TV, Report and Adnan Ahmadzade

Azerbaijan

October 31, 2025

Investigations have revealed that the media outlets targeting independent journalists are backed by detained oil tycoon Adnan Ahmadzade.

'Early marriage, poverty, and stereotypes' – why many girls in Azerbaijan leave school

Azerbaijan

October 29, 2025

Education Minister: "Misconceptions like ‘a woman’s place is to bear children’ prevent girls from continuing their education"

Ilham Aliyev visits Kazakhstan to discuss strategic partnership and new opportunities for cooperation

Azerbaijan

October 23, 2025

Agreements signed during the meeting cover a range of sectors, from energy and intellectual property to health and digital technology.

Millions reported stolen from safe of president of Azerbaijan’s Academy of Sciences’ daughter in Germany

Azerbaijan

October 21, 2025

According to the investigation, over €1 million in cash and valuables stored in a rented German bank safe were fraudulently stolen.

Franco-Azerbaijani Relations: New Caledonia, “Baku Initiative Group,” and Energy Diplomacy

Azerbaijan

October 14, 2025

Amid accusations of Azerbaijan interfering in France’s domestic affairs, relations between the two countries show both rapprochement and tension

Opinion: Council of Europe’s Committee Against Torture arrives in Baku - are relations with Azerbaijan improving?

Azerbaijan

October 07, 2025

The CPT’s latest visit to Baku can be seen, on one hand, as Azerbaijan’s attempt to tactically soften its stance amid mounting international pressure.

Generation Z and organisation of labour: struggle shaped by values

Azerbaijan

May 05, 2025

Although Generation Z in Azerbaijan currently lacks broad opportunities for labour organisation, their individual acts of resistance on social media are laying the groundwork for alternative forms of activism.

International appeal Azerbaijani president : 'Free labor rights activists!'

Azerbaijan

April 24, 2025

The petition is in support of the Labor Desk Confederation of Trade Unions, established in 2022, four of whose members have been arrested.

Prisoners’ phone rights in Azerbaijan — letter from jail

Azerbaijan

April 23, 2025

Sentenced to eight years in prison, Afiyaddin Mamedov writes from jail for JAMnews.

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.

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.

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”

Azerbaijan celebrates Novruz holiday

Azerbaijan

March 19, 2025

Novruz is one of Azerbaijan’s national holidays, symbolizing the arrival of spring, the awakening of nature, and the beginning of the new year.

Azerbaijani convicted of espionage in Iran released

Azerbaijan-Iran

January 21, 2025

Farid Safarli went missing in Iran in March 2023 after traveling to meet an acquaintance. Iranian authorities later confirmed his arrest on charges of espionage.

Two children killed in Azerbaijan police car accident 

Azerbaijan

January 20, 2025

Angered by the accident, residents of Imishli District vandalized a police car, leading to multiple arrests.

Another journalist arrested in Azerbaijan over Toplum TV case

Arrests in Azerbaijan

January 17, 2025

All defendants in the case now face more serious charges under six additional articles, with potential prison sentences of up to 12 years.

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