Dispatches: 31 Hours Marooned at Azerbaijan’s Airport
By GIORGI GOGIA Human Rights Watch I just spent 31 hours in Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan – but not [more >>>]
Month: March 2015
What Does ‘Strategic Patience’ Mean in Current Context
civil.ge In 2009 then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Georgia to pursue policy of “strategic patience” in respect of its breakaway regions [more >>>]
“Very difficult” Geneva discussions make little progress
Commonspace.eu The thirty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions, a mechanism involving Georgia, Russia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, facilitated by the international community led by [more >>>]
Samtskhe-Javakheti teachers to take advanced training in mother tongue
By DIANA YAYLOYAN mediamax.am Yerevan/Mediamax/. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze held meetings in Samtskhe-Javakheti speaking about the reforms in the Ministry [more >>>]
Is life getting worse for women in Erdogan’s Turkey?
THE INQUIRY BBC World Service The murder of 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan, who was stabbed while reportedly resisting a rape attempt, has unleashed a storm of [more >>>]
Amnesty Int’l Slams Azerbaijan Ahead Of European Games
RFE/RL Amnesty International has denounced the Azerbaijani government’s crackdown on civil society as that country prepares to host the first European Games, saying threats, physical [more >>>]
More fatalities in Karabakh conflict
Commonspace.eu with agencies The Karabakh conflict continues to claim lives. At least three Armenian soldiers were reported killed since Friday, with the Armenian Defence Ministry [more >>>]
OSCE Representative marks 10th anniversary of journalist’s death in Azerbaijan, calls for end to impunity
OSCE Newsroom VIENNA, 2 March 2015 – On the 10th anniversary of the death of Azeri journalist Elmar Huseynov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of [more >>>]
Jailed without trial in Azerbaijan
By EDITORIAL BOARD The Washington Post The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, is showing signs of a frantic despotism. Journalists, bloggers, lawyers, human rights activists [more >>>]