The Two Faces of Azerbaijan’s Mr. Aliyev
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The New York Times President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan does a masterful political Jekyll and Hyde. A cable from the American [more >>>]
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A Thuggish Regime Challenges the U.S.
By DAVID J. KRAMER* The Wall Street Journal Azerbaijan’s attack on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is one more sign of trouble. Will the White House [more >>>]
Azerbaijan’s 4th Municipal Elections
Azadliq Radiosu Azerbaijan is holding nationwide local elections today, 4th since it gained independence in 1991. Around 37,000 people submitted their candidacies for 15,035 seats [more >>>]
Malta’s shady deal with Azerbaijan raises questions
The Malta Independent An agreement on strategic cooperation in the field of energy appears to have been the main aim of an official visit to [more >>>]
Why is Azerbaijan buying up sporting events? – video
By OWEN GIBSON The Guardian In 2015, Azerbaijan will host the first European Games in the capital city of Baku. President Ilham Aliyev sees it [more >>>]
Inside the court of Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev
By JAMES DEBONO Malta Today Other western governments have courted the Azeri dictatorship despite its abysmal human rights record. But has Joseph Muscat chosen the [more >>>]
IREX in Azerbaijan and the crisis of democracy promotion
By ALAKBAR RAUFOGLU Azadliq The U.S. nonprofit organization IREX (International Research and Exchange Board) has worked in post-Soviet Azerbaijan for 16 years supporting academic exchanges [more >>>]
Retiring Moran in negotiations with Azerbaijani influence group
By PETER OLSEN-PHILLIPS Sunlight Foundation During the final weeks of his last term in the House, retiring congressman Jim Moran, a Democrat who still represented [more >>>]
Choking up freedom in Azerbaijan
By ARZU GEYBULLAYEVA Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso The arrest on spurious charges of investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova is being met by a disturbing silence of [more >>>]
Azerbaijan imprisons an investigative journalist
By EDITORIAL BOARD The Washington Post The work of Khadija Ismayilova would be vital in any country but has been particularly courageous in Azerbaijan, the [more >>>]