Transparency International Under Pressure In Azerbaijan
RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service Transparency International’s office in Baku says it is being forced to suspend some of its projects in Azerbaijan because of problems receiving [more >>>]
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IRFS shames the Council of Europe
Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) stated that it is in shock after a near-fatal attack [more >>>]
Ambassador ignores bogus charges against rights activists in Azerbaijan
By RICHARD KAUZLARICH, Falls Church (The writer was ambassador to Azerbaijan from 1994 to 1997) The Washington Post Letters to the Editor The Post’s Aug. [more >>>]
Azerbaijan’s Violent Crackdown on Human Rights Activists
Freedom House In response to the brutal attack on Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Ilgar Nasibov, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The horrific [more >>>]
OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan, warns of continuing deterioration of media freedom
OSCE Newsroom VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack [more >>>]
Business, Human Rights and the 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan
By MICHAEL KOURABAS Ttriple Bundit As oil-rich Azerbaijan prepares to host next year’s inaugural ‘European Games,’ the Azerbaijani government has stepped up its crackdown on [more >>>]
Beaten activist Nasibov – in intensive care (UPDATED)
contact.az The condition of the beaten the night before Nakhchivan human rights activist and journalist Ilgar Nasibov remains hard. He was placed in the intensive [more >>>]
What lies behind Europe’s murky oil deals with Azerbaijan?
By MOLLY SCOTT CATO, Member of the European Parliament New Internationalists blog Beyond hosting the Eurovision song contest or Formula One, few of us in [more >>>]
Rights crackdown in Azerbaijan coincides with Council of Europe chairmanship
Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Azerbaijani government’s unprecedented attacks [more >>>]
What is Going On in Azerbaijan and Its NGO Sector?
By ALI S. NOVRUZOV Blog. Novruzov.az Apparently, the Azerbaijani government is trying to impose new règles du jeu – rules of the game – and [more >>>]