HRW claims Turkey saw erosion of human rights as Erdoğan gained power
Today’s Zaman (Istanbul) The international rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that Turkey has seen a very real erosion of human rights [more >>>]
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The enemy, six feet under
By MAXIM EDWARDS openDemocracy.net Hovhannes Sukiasyan, mayor of Zorakert, bared his gold teeth and squinted at a gravestone overlooking frozen Lake Arpi. Running his fingers [more >>>]
Letter to CoE Secretary General: Wave of repression in Azerbaijan
Index on Censorship Mr Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General of the Council of Europe 67075 Strasbourg Cedex France Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 99 Email: [more >>>]
Nagorno-Karabakh’s Summer of Violence
By LAURENCE BROERS* World Politics Review This year, while Europe commemorated 100 years since the beginning of World War I, a long-forgotten conflict on the [more >>>]
Presidential candidates in Turkey able to campaign freely, but playing field not level, say international observers
OSCE ANKARA, 11 August 2014 – Three candidates, representing different political positions, were generally able to campaign freely, and freedoms of assembly and association were [more >>>]
“Caviar diplomacy” hides human rights abuses in Azerbaijan
By DOMINIKA BYCHAWSKA-SINIARSKA and ADAM BODNAR* openDemocracy.net In Azerbaijan, prominent human rights defenders are being arrested; and NGOs raided. ‘Caviar diplomacy’ covers it all up. [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: a dual offensive
By VICKEN CHETERIAN openDemocracy.net Azerbaijan’s strategy over the disputed, Armenian-held territory of Karabakh is also aimed at eliminating domestic opposition. But the country’s rising troubles [more >>>]
The first casualty of war is truth. Karabakh is no exception.
Commonspace.eu This is a commentary prepared by the editorial team of commonspace.eu For the last ten days fighting on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, and the line [more >>>]
Open Letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers about the increasing repression against civil society and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Excellencies, As Azerbaijan currently holds the Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, the Observatory expresses its [more >>>]
Concerns over the situation of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
Nils-Muiznieks, Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe Statement The arrest of Rasul Jafarov and the travel ban imposed on Emin Huseynov provide yet another [more >>>]