Clearing mines in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict region
BBC For more than two decades Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in conflict over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies in Azerbaijan but has [more >>>]
Month: April 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan’s ‘frozen’ conflict (video)
By RAYHAN DEMYTRIE BBC As the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine stumbles on there are fears it could become a “frozen” conflict where the dispute is [more >>>]
The Postmodern Spectacle of Baku’s European Games
By MIKE RUNEY Meydan TV On April 3rd, the daily news site Vestnik Kavkaza reported a major event: the first ticket for the upcoming European [more >>>]
Lavish Spending on Euro-Games as Azeri Economy Falters
By NURGUL NOVRUZ* Intsitute for War and Peace Reporting Splashing out cash on first-of-its-kind sporting event seen as a valuable PR exercise by Azerbaijan’s leaders. [more >>>]
Hopes for Democracy, EU Integration Fade in Erdogan’s Turkey
By FRIDA GHITIS* World Politics Review It wasn’t very long ago that Turkey was held up as an example of a country in the midst [more >>>]
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Aliyev’s authoritarian regime uses European Games to satisfy its ambitions
panorama.am 10 weeks remain until the opening of the European Games, the prestigious project of the ruling regime in Azerbaijan which violates the human rights. [more >>>]