Tourist boom in Georgia and Azerbaijan helps mitigate low oil prices
Published by EurActiive By Giorgi Meladze. “He is the director of the Ilia State University Center for Constitutional Studies and the executive director of the Liberty Institute, a libertarian...
View ArticleArrests, Not Amnesty in Azerbaijan
Published by Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) By Afgan Mukhtarli, “an Azerbaijani journalist living abroad.” “Instead of freeing prisoners as usual on a national holiday, the authorities...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s price for hosting first European Games
Published by BBC By Rayhan Demytrie, BBC South Caucasus correspondent “After the European Games in Baku, people across the world will know that Azerbaijan is in Europe.” For Sports Minister Azad...
View ArticleFrom emancipation to restraint: violence and gender inequality in Azerbaijan
Published by OpenDemocracy By ARZU GEYBULLA, a “freelance writer originally from Azerbaijan currently based in Istanbul. She reports on human rights violations in Azerbaijan.” “Passing laws against...
View ArticleAmnesty International barred from Baku ahead of European Games
Published by Amnesty International “Amnesty International have been forced to cancel a planned visit to Azerbaijan after being told by the government at the last minute that the mission should be...
View ArticleAzerbaijan bans Guardian from reporting on Baku European Games
Publishrd by The Guardian “The government of Azerbaijan has banned the Guardian, along with a number of media outlets and human rights activists, from entering the country to cover the inaugural...
View ArticleHOW AZERBAIJAN MANIPULATES PUBLIC OPINION IN THE US
Via Organized Crime and Corruption Project By TILL BRUCKNER To see how foreign interests distort reality to steer political debate and influence American foreign policy, look no further than a Dec....
View ArticleLive, From the Fifth Most Censored Country, It’s the First Ever European Games
Via Politico.com By Andrew Connelly, “a freelance journalist covering political developments in the UK and Europe.” Letter from Azerbaijan Rejoice! After years of enviously watching athletes in Asia,...
View ArticleLady Gaga is making Azerbaijan’s human rights abusers look good — and that’s bad
Via Global Post By Rebecca Vincent, “a human rights activist and former US diplomat. She currently coordinates the Sport for Rights campaign.” LONDON — Lady Gaga’s surprise appearance in Baku,...
View Article‘Even God Forgot This Place': Welcome to the Oilfields of Azerbaijan
Via Vice News By Andrew Connelly In the late 13th century, the explorer Marco Polo travelled to the region that comprises modern-day Azerbaijan and reported seeing gushing oil geysers, some of which...
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