Crackdown on human rights in Azerbaijan
By ARZU GEYBULLAYEVA Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Since the beginning of its presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the continent’s [more >>>]
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British head of inaugural 2015 European Games causes controversy by calling Azerbaijan ‘incredibly free’
By JONATHAN BROWN The Independent The former head of the British Olympic Association now charged with running the first European Games in Azerbaijan has described [more >>>]
Azerbaijan Detains Activists Amid Karabakh Tensions
By SHAHLA SULTANOVA* Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Baku accused of exploiting rising violence to charge dissidents with treason. Human rights defenders believe [more >>>]
Azerbaijani Political Prisoners Tortured in Custody to “Confess” to Their “Crimes”
Azeri Report BAKU. August 15, 2014: The Amnesty International reported that the Azerbaijani political prisoners Faraj Karimov and Siraj Karimov are being tortured in the [more >>>]
IBAHRI calls on the Council of Europe to take urgent action against Azerbaijan
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) calls on the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to [more >>>]
Azerbaijan detains prominent human rights activists in fresh crackdown
By MJ DEL VALLE The Guardian Campaigners accuse Baku of intensifying efforts to silence dissent ahead of the world’s first European Games in capital next [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Transparency Group Should Suspend Membership
Human Rights Watch Stifling Pressure on Activists Violates Commitments (New York) – The Azerbaijan government’s offensive against human rights defenders and nongovernmental organizations should lead [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 >>>]
“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 >>>]