PACE committees will no longer meet in Azerbaijan for two years
Following the Azerbaijani authorities’ last-minute decision to withdraw a visa already granted to a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), [more >>>]
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Dispatches: Soccer Logo Can’t Mask Real Azerbaijan
By EMMA DALY Human Rights Watch This weekend, millions of viewers worldwide will tune in to watch the Champions League final between newly crowned Spanish [more >>>]
Do you know who Atlético Madrid’s real sponsor is?
Reporters Without Borders Do you really know Azerbaijan, the country that sponsors Atlético Madrid? “Land of fire” according to the official propaganda but “land of [more >>>]
Azerbaijani Activist Says State Propaganda Fueling Spiraling Anti-Armenianism
Asbarez BAKU—”Today, publication of my and my husband’s photos with crosses on our necks looks like a statement, made by the ruling party’s members of [more >>>]
Interview: U.S. Envoy ‘Deeply Disturbed’ By Rights Situation In Azerbaijan
RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service With Baku now taking over the chairmanship of the Council of Europe, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar talked to Khadija Ismayilova [more >>>]
Oslo abuse debate – Mr Jagland goes to Baku
European Stability Initiative Newsletter 5/2014 The authorities in Azerbaijan are upset with ESI. Last week a presentation was given in Oslo at the invitation [more >>>]
Human Rights Watch World Report 2014 – Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan The Azerbaijani government’s poor record on freedom of expression, assembly, and association dramatically deteriorated during the year. The authorities arrested dozens of political activists [more >>>]
CPJ Condemns Azerbaijani Court’s Decision Sentencing Journalist to 8 Years in Jail
Committee to Protect Journalists NEW YORK. May 15, 2014: The eight-year prison term given today to a journalist in Azerbaijan is a breach of the [more >>>]
Civil Rights Defenders Human Rights in Azerbaijan Introduction (Updated 17th May 2014) Azerbaijan remains an authoritarian country, where civil and political rights are severely restricted [more >>>]
Do as we say, not as we do
The Economist Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe Do as we say, not as we do Few people worry about which country chairs the committee [more >>>]