Azerbaijan: Approaching crisis point
By NATIG JAFARLI* European Council on Foreign Relations This article is part of ECFR’s Wider Europe Forum Azerbaijan’s economic and political systems have been destined [more >>>]
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Oil Dictator Dominos
By BILL EMMOTT* project-syndicate.org LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since June 2014 are sure to [more >>>]
The World Bank is contemplating bailouts for two of the most corrupt petro-states on the planet
By STEVE LeVINE qz.com The 19-month plunge in oil prices has already confounded analysts and cost the global energy sector hundreds of thousands of jobs. [more >>>]
The Silence of Sport
meydan.tv There’s an ongoing collusion between sports and politics. The European Games in Baku accomplished one thing above all – strengthening the authoritarian regime in [more >>>]
Bulgarian UN Official’s $ 3 Million Property Questioned
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Irina Bokova, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), owns property in Manhattan [more >>>]
El Confidencial: Many European states pretend that they are not aware about situation in Azerbaijan
armenpress.am YEREVAN – Popular Spanish “El Confidencial” newspaper published an article headlined “End of caviar politics?” which touches upon the economic and political situation in [more >>>]
Azerbaijan, the black list
By ANDREA OSCARI ROSSINI Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Italy has published a long list of journalists, banning [more >>>]
Searching for the ‘Armenian Lobby’
By ARZU GEYBUALLA* oDR – Russia and Beyond Conspiracies keep the people pliant and rulers fearless. In Azerbaijan, all dissidents are considered to be agents [more >>>]
Secretary General launches inquiry into respect for human rights in Azerbaijan
Council of Europe The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has launched an official inquiry into Azerbaijan’s implementation of the European [more >>>]
European Court Rulings Highlight Azerbaijan’s Bleak Record on Human Rights
By MARINA VAN RIEL Open Society Foundations The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg is in principle rightly blind to external political considerations. [more >>>]