Erdogan’s Grand Construction Projects Are Tearing Istanbul Apart
By ALEXANDER CHRISTIE-MILLER Newsweek Late one night in the maze of wooden houses beneath Istanbul’s ancient city walls, an old man rose from his bed, [more >>>]
Month: July 2014
Erdogan Crackdown Overlooked as Turkey Yield Irresistable
By BENJAMIN HARVEY and SELCUK GOKOLUK Bloomberg Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan can thank a growing economy, stronger currency and the second-highest yields in [more >>>]
UPDATED: Azerbaijan authorities detain Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus
Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) Human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus have been arrested on 30 July 2014. Leyla Yunus was [more >>>]
A model for cooperation in the South Caucasus
International Alert CBDN representatives come together to promote Caucasian Brands Over the last three months International Alert and our partner, the Caucasus Business and Development [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Abysmal record of human rights continues as activist arrested
Amnesty International The persecution of human rights activists continues unabated in Azerbaijan, in spite of the obligations the country committed to as a member of [more >>>]
20th Anniversary of Ceasefire but not a Cause for Celebration
Grieboski Global Strategies Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) is a landlocked region between Azerbaijan, in which it lies, and its neighboring country, Armenia. This region has had the [more >>>]
Only two shades of grey in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani blogger, Arzu Geybulla, shares her thoughts on the free expression situation in Azerbaijan as human rights defender Leyla Yunus is detained again By ARZU [more >>>]
Armenia: ICRC regrets suspension of its work in support of civilians in Chinari village
International Committee of the Red Cross The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia regrets that it has had to [more >>>]
Azerbaijan Trip by House Members Broke Rules
By PETER FLAHERTY National Legal and Policy Center The Houston Chronicle yesterday published an account [see below] of a 2013 trip by 10 members of [more >>>]
Morningstar: Civil society activists and NGOs are not destructive forces
Turan News Agency The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, who is leaving the country due to the completion of his mission, made a farewell [more >>>]