US must impose a visa ban for Azeri officials – an open letter to Secretary Kerry
contact.az The group of former US diplomats, experts and representatives of Azeri diaspora have sent an open letter to the State Secretary John Kerry, which [more >>>]
Turkey’s minorities join race for parliament
By FEHIM TAŞTEKIN* Al Monitor Turkey’s political parties announced their ambitious candidate lists this week for the June 7 general elections, which will deliver a [more >>>]
Faktxeber.com: PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan avoids visit to Baku because of country authorities’ pressure
panorama.am The visit to Azerbaijan by PACE (the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) co-rapporteur, Spanish MP Pedro Agramunt, planned for 8-9 April has [more >>>]
Twitter users hijack #HelloBaku to shine spotlight on Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses
By VICTORIA PIERCE Index On Censorship The hashtag was launched by organisers of this summer’s inaugural European Games in the country’s capital Baku Social media [more >>>]
European Olympic Committee Urged to Press Azerbaijan’s Crackdown on Opposition
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) A coalition of human rights groups and sports organizations has claimed that human rights abuses will overshadow the [more >>>]
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 >>>]
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 >>>]