Azerbaijan at 25: A New Era of Change and Turbulence
By THOMAS DE WAAL (Senior Associate Carnegie Europe) Carnegie Europe Azerbaijan is entering a new historical phase. The oil boom—which boosted the economy, consolidated [more >>>]
Month: September 2016
Azerbaijan – Constitutional draft modifications are negative and “at odds with European constitutional heritage”
The VENICE COMMISSION of the COUNCIL of EUROPE Council of Europe, Strasbourg – Constitutional modifications proposed for vote in a referendum in Azerbaijan next Sunday [more >>>]
Nagorno-Karabakh: a time-bomb in the Caucasus?
By VALÉRIE GAURIAT Euronews Last April, fighting between troops from the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan army rekindled a conflict that had been [more >>>]
Heaping on the caviar diplomacy
By MATTHEW VALENCIA* 1843 magazine, The Economist How does an autocratic regime divert attention abroad from its human-rights record and discourage the opposition at home? [more >>>]
As the Turkish government acknowledges an overdose in post-coup probes…
By MURAT YETKİN Hürriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Aug. 8 that the government would establish “crisis desks” in order to [more >>>]
Turkey arrests 27 more businessmen in coup investigation
turkishminute.com A total of 27 businessmen were arrested on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into a failed coup attempt in July that the [more >>>]
It’s time for the United States to act on Azerbaijan
By DAVID J. KRAMER and RICHARD KAUZLARICH* The Washington Post Earlier this year, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan looked like he was softening his authoritarian [more >>>]
More than 11,000 teachers suspended over PKK links
Hurriyet Daily News More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s Education Ministry announced on [more >>>]
Why Turkey’s Gulenist purge is going way too far
By MUSTAFA AKYOL* Al Monitor Since July 15, when a military coup attempt shook the nation, Turkey has been going through major upheaval. With the [more >>>]
Civil society leaders appeal to Jagland ahead of Azerbaijan referendum
Human Rights House On the 4th of September, several Azerbaijani civil society leaders, including former political prisoners that have worked closely with HRHF, appealed to [more >>>]