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New serious charges in the Abzas Media case in Azerbaijan

Abzas Media case

August 16, 2024

Journalist Nargiz Absalamova, who has been in detention for over eight months, faces six new serious charges

Meta removed over a hundred fake Russian propaganda accounts targeting Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

August 16, 2024

In Georgian, the posts criticized protests against the "foreign agents" law; in Azerbaijani, they targeted the West; and in Armenian, they pushed pro-Russian views and criticized Prime Minister Pashinyan

Putin is expected to visit Azerbaijan's capital. Here's a comment from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

August 16, 2024

The main topics of discussion could include the re-export of Russian gas and the China-Russia-Azerbaijan transportation corridor

"If borders were restored to the 1920 map, the Zangezur Corridor wouldn't be needed." Comment from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 16, 2024

Azerbaijani analysts believe that removing the Zangezur Corridor clause from the peace agreement and deferring its discussion to a later stage does not necessarily mean that the issue is closed

Are there Israeli military forces in Azerbaijan, and could Iran strike them? A comment from Baku

Azerbaijan

August 15, 2024

"There are no Israeli military forces in Azerbaijan; such claims are provocations intended to drag the South Caucasus into the Middle Eastern conflict"

In Azerbaijan, an opposition party leader accused of defamation

Azerbaijan

August 13, 2024

Ali Kerimli faces up to 6 months of detention on the charges against him. The opposition figure believes he is being targeted by the authorities' defamation.

How South Caucasus countries' economic relations with Russia have changed: A review from Baku

Azerbaijan

August 12, 2024

Trade turnover between Armenia and Russia has significantly increased, trade relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan with Russia have remained largely unchanged

Azerbaijani journalist arrested in Tbilisi; family alleges political repression

Azerbaijan-Georgia

August 04, 2024

A protest by journalists has been scheduled in front of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Georgian media reminds that this is not the first case of harassment against Azerbaijani expatriate journalists in Georgia

"Each side waits for a deus ex machina to solve their conflict on their terms." Interview with EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

August 04, 2024

Topics: Armenia-Azerbaijan; displaced Karabakh Armenians; Georgia's 'second front' narrative; Georgia's EU prospects; the need for Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian dialogue; lack of reconciliation in the South Caucasus

US strategy in the South Caucasus: achievements during Biden's presidency? A view from Baku

Azerbaijan

August 02, 2024

Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mammadov argues that the US's focus on Armenia has led to strained relations with Azerbaijan, the sole access point to Central Asia, and with Georgia, the only route from the region to the Black Sea

OSCE Mission won't give interim assessment of Azerbaijan elections

Azerbaijan

August 01, 2024

The mission led by Ditmir Bushati will assess the elections for compliance with OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as national legislation

Balakhani: A new life for the Azerbaijani historical settlement

Azerbaijan

August 01, 2024

In Balakhani, everything is arranged and decorated for tourists, who are guided through the sights of one of the first settlements in Azerbaijan where oil was discovered

Union activists on trial in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

July 31, 2024

Judicial proceedings have begun in the cases of trade union activists Afiyaddin Mamedov and Makhyaddin Orujov, who are respectively accused of hooliganism and drug trafficking

"Azerbaijan must build relations with Russia while constantly considering changes in the geopolitical landscape." Opinion from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

July 29, 2024

"Currently, Moscow acts as a friendly neighbor to the South Caucasus, but this may change with shifts in global power," - analysts from “Şərqə baxış”

Will a peace agreement be signed with Armenia this year? Commentary from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 26, 2024

There are only five months left until the end of 2024, but officials from Azerbaijan and Armenia have expressed hopes in their statements for a peace treaty between the two countries to be signed before the New Year

New serious charges in the Abzas Media case in Azerbaijan

Meta removed over a hundred fake Russian propaganda accounts targeting Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Putin is expected to visit Azerbaijan's capital. Here's a comment from Baku

"If borders were restored to the 1920 map, the Zangezur Corridor wouldn't be needed." Comment from Baku

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from August 12-16, 2024

Are there Israeli military forces in Azerbaijan, and could Iran strike them? A comment from Baku

In Azerbaijan, an opposition party leader accused of defamation

How South Caucasus countries' economic relations with Russia have changed: A review from Baku

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from August 5-9, 2024

Azerbaijani journalist arrested in Tbilisi; family alleges political repression

"Each side waits for a deus ex machina to solve their conflict on their terms." Interview with EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar

US strategy in the South Caucasus: achievements during Biden's presidency? A view from Baku

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OSCE Mission won't give interim assessment of Azerbaijan elections

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Union activists on trial in Azerbaijan

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