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Most tourists to Azerbaijan coming from Russia

Baku cancels visit of CoE rapporteur on political prisoners

Government officials said the visit of Thorhildur Sunna was inconvenient given local holidays

Beach season in Azerbaijan still hasn’t begun, but one person has already drowned

Another four have required the assistance of a lifeguard

A scandalous "burial": body of legendary commander assumed stolen from Azerbaijan, reburied in Dagestan

There is no evidence that the reburied remains belong to Hadji Murad

European Court of Human Rights accuses Azerbaijan of ignoring verdict

Opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov remained in prison for four years after the ECHR demanded his immediate release

Photos: how Baku got ready for the Europa League final

One of the most scandalous finals promises to break the record for the number of spectators in the city

Republic Day in Azerbaijan: how football prevented mass celebrations

The opposition was not allowed to hold a festive procession in the city center

Baku: interrogation, execution basement turned into museum of commemoration of victims of Soviet repression

The museum houses a number of archival documents, photos and reconstructed cells

Baku demonstrators protest detention, deportation of Azerbaijani journalist from Moscow

Fuad Abbasov is accused of violating immigration laws – Abbasov himself says he is being persecuted

Amnesty International comes out against holding Europa League final in Baku

British fans say they do not not want to go to Baku

Baku residents angered by possible closure of city centre for Europa League final

The Interior Ministry says no such closure will take place

Op-ed: scandal around Baku Europa League final

A story combining sports, politics, corruption, security and logistics

Nine Azerbaijani journalists removed from country’s no-fly list

A protest was held just recently against the journalists’ exit ban

Baku underground youth save historic building

The Youth Foundation of Azerbaijan promises activists that the building will not be demolished, but the building is still occupied

Ganja residents bring protest against torture of imprisoned relatives to Baku

Protestors are demanding punishment for security officials who tortured their relatives in prison

Azerbaijan extradites Russian citizen of Armenian origin

Marat Uyeldanov-Galustyan served three years out of eight in an Azerbaijani prison on charges of drug trafficking

Films on global diversity, flamenco and photo exhibitions in spotlight at Azerbaijan’s IMAGINE festival

The third Euro Tolerance Festival will be held until 15 May

Azerbaijani activist Bayram Mammadov out of jail, serves term immediately after pardon

Many believe that he received the new term for criticising the authorities in an interview