Behind Azerbaijan’s facades
By SERGEY RUMYANTSEV* Translated from Russian by Maxim Edwards openDemocracy In Azerbaijan, power is strictly a family business. The inventiveness of Baku’s urban planners when [more >>>]
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Azerbaijan’s Lost Transparency
By THOMAS DE WAAL (Senior Fellow Carnegie Europe) Carnegie Europe Azerbaijan’s suspension from a coalition of energy-extracting countries will harm Baku’s international brand and image [more >>>]
Watchdog suspends Azerbaijan, EU gas pipeline loans threatened
By KARL MATHIESEN Climate Home Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency A [more >>>]
Why Azerbaijan’s Dynasty-Building Is a Bad Sign for Europe
By REBEKA FOLLEY, Research Analyst Freedom House The regime in Baku is corrupt, authoritarian, and in the middle of an economic crisis. It is also [more >>>]
Question marks abound over EU-Azerbaijan gas tango
By ANNA ROGGENBUCK, EIB campaign coordinator CEE Bankwatch Network Ministers, ambassadors and envoys from at least 15 countries, including Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s Vice [more >>>]
Driving Through Sniper Territory Close to the Azerbaijan-Armenia Border (video)
Global Voices The following is a version of a partner post that first appeared on the website Chai-Khana.org. By Lusine Balyan Chai-Khana.org Rich vineyards, fertile [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Extradited Blogger Should Be Released Immediately by Azerbaijani Authorities
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Index EUR 55/5675/2017 PUBLIC STATEMENT AZERBAIJAN: EXTRADITED BLOGGER SHOULD BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY BY AZERBAIJANI AUTHORITIES Amnesty International condemns the extradition of a blogger [more >>>]
Belarus Extradites Russian Blogger To Azerbaijan
RFE/RL MINSK — Russian blogger Aleksandr Lapshin was flown from Minsk to Baku over objections from Moscow that he be sent Russia. Lapshin’s extradition to [more >>>]
British MPs went on 53 foreign trips paid for by despotic regimes last year
By JON STONE – Political correspondent The Independent Chief amongst donors were Qatar and Saudi Arabia British MPs accepted tens of thousands of pounds in [more >>>]
EU red carpet for Azerbaijan sends wrong message
By GIORGI GOGIA* EU Observer The European Union’s “quiet diplomacy” just got much quieter. With one strongman in particular, it is almost inaudible. Remarkably, Brussels [more >>>]