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Month: October 2017

Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’

2017-10-31 admin 0

REUTERS STAFF Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan filed a criminal complaint against a prominent opposition lawmaker on Tuesday, one of Erdogan’s lawyers said, [more >>>]

Georgia’s Democracy: The Puzzle of a Red Country Turning Blue

2017-10-30 admin 0

By ERIC LIVNY, GIORGI MZHAVANADZE, YAROSLAVA BABYCH Georgia Today On October 21, 2017, Georgia’s entire political map was painted in different shades of blue – [more >>>]

Abkhazia: Still Isolated, Still Proud

2017-10-30 admin 0

By THOMAS DE WAAL* Carnegie Europe After twenty-five years of conflict, nothing good will come from perpetuating Abkhazia’s isolation. Bolder EU engagement in the disputed [more >>>]

Azerbaijani Aggression Shouldn’t Be Rewarded With U.S. Aid

2017-10-30 admin 0

By MOVSES TER-OGANESYAN and SUREN SARGSYAN* Forbes Due to the Soviet Union’s policy of divide and rule, the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. unleashed devastating wars [more >>>]

In Tbilisi, with exiled members of Azerbaijan’s civil society

2017-10-27 admin 0

By VALENTIN LUNTUMBUE* New Eastern Europe   Walking uphill from the Heydar Aliyev enbankment, along the Koura river, we were strolling the grounds of Tbilisi’s [more >>>]

Anthony Bourdain Has Been Blacklisted by Azerbaijan After Visiting Disputed Territory

2017-10-26 admin 0

By MELISSA MINTON and SEBASTIAN MODAK Condé Nast Traveler He was reportedly filming an episode of his show Parts Unknown. Anthony Bourdain is known for [more >>>]

Human rights group to take unprecedented legal step against Azerbaijan

2017-10-25 admin 0

By GINGER HERVEY Politico The country’s refusal to release a political prisoner could lead to its expulsion from the Council. The Council of Europe on [more >>>]

Gay men speak out about Azerbaijan’s LGBT crackdown: ‘They gave me electric shocks’

2017-10-23 admin 0

By LYDIA SMITH The Independent Lawyers and activists say dozens of gay and transgender people have been arrested and detained Several men have come forward [more >>>]

Major European loan to controversial Azerbaijani gas pipeline risks fuelling corruption, human rights abuse and climate change

2017-10-18 admin 0

CEE Bankwatch Network A USD 500 million loan approved today by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the construction of the Trans Anatolian [more >>>]

Azerbaijan: Seeking to Arrest Critical Journalists throughout the Ex-USSR

2017-10-18 admin 0

By GIORGI LOMSADZE EurasiaNet The arrest of an Azerbaijani journalist in Ukraine marks a fresh instance of free-media-wary Azerbaijan having a critical reporter apprehended outside [more >>>]

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