Turkey: Sizing Up Ankara’s Connection to ISIS
By YIGAL SCHLEIFER Eurasianet.org With the power of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or, as it now calls itself, the Islamic State) [more >>>]
Month: August 2014
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 >>>]
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 >>>]
Turkey: Even mild criticism is not tolerated, says journalist labelled “shameless” by Erdogan
By MILANA KNEZEVIC Index of Censorship Index speaks to Amberin Zaman, the critical Turkish journalist who was recently told to “know [her] place” in a [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 >>>]
After Erdogan, Turkey’s Future Will Be Liberal
By SONER CAGAPTAY* The New York Times WASHINGTON — On Sunday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s longest- ruling prime minister, won the country’s first direct presidential [more >>>]