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Azerbaijan’s unprovoked attack on the territory of Armenia stirred up a wave of discontent in Azerbaijan itself. Despite the ongoing propaganda and patriotic slogans, many were dissatisfied with Aliyev’s actions.
Read more “Azerbaijani people reaction to the war”
Ahmad Mammadli, the chair of an Azerbaijani pro-democracy group, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison by a district court in Baku, following his alleged abduction by plain-clothes police officers.
Read more “Chair of Azerbaijani democracy group given prison sentence following anti-government posts”
The senseless attack on the territory of Armenia showed that Azerbaijani President Aliyev is not going to stop there. Receiving back seven regions? adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh? are not enough for Aliyev. He now wants the Sunik region.
Read more “What is Aliyev trying to achieve?”
Former Human Rights Defender (ex-Ombudsman) of Armenia Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page:
Read more “Arman Tatoyan: In this situation, we must not allow ourselves to be lulled by false peacekeeping”
On August 31, 2022, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan held their fourth meeting in Brussels with the mediation of the President of the European Council Charles Michel. Following the four-hour meeting, Michel called the talks “open and productive”. Reactions in Yerevan and Baku, however, were not as optimistic. The official statement released by the Armenian government outlined a general overview of the issues discussed, noting that “the next meeting of the leaders of the countries will take place in November.” Baku kept silent on the official level, but state sponsored media outlets aimed to show that Ilham Aliyev was not fully satisfied with the results.
Read more “The EU’s Main Challenge in Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks”