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In it, Azerbaijan ranks 154th out of 180 countries, between Belarus (153) and Russia (155) and only two places above Afghanistan (156). The other two countries in the South Caucasus, Georgia and Armenia are ranked 89th and 51th respectively.
Read more “Azerbaijan scores 154 of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 Press Freedom Index”
The life of a simple Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev is hard. It was a difficult year, taxes, disasters, prostitution, banditry and a shortage in the army. Dissidents and oppositionists do not allow the country to be plundered easily!
Read more “Dissidents do not let dictator Aliyev to live happily”
Authorities send news outlets instructions on how to cover events large and small. We obtained a cache of the messages.
Read more “Azerbaijan’s pro-government media: Just following orders”
In late September Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote an article Nagorno-Karabakh: A Year of U.S. Failure in the South Caucasus.
Read more “Aliyev is turning into Saddam Hussein”
At £ 400 a night, the Sofitel on the man-made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is not cheap. Vacationers are drawn to the beachfront suites, 24-hour butler service, a choice of six outdoor pools and 500 meters (1,640 feet) of white sand reserved for guests.
Read more “Children of the President of Azerbaijan and the Dubai Real Estate Empire”
Narmin Shahmarzade wrote on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon that Giyas Ibrahimov was ‘taken away by a car’ and that she was notified by phone to present herself at a police station.
Read more “Azerbaijani peace activists called for questioning”
Desperate position of Aliyev requires him to act desperately. Recently, Azerbaijan send the request to Interpol to seize at least 3 members of Azerbaijan opposition.
Read more “Yet again Azerbaijan wants Interpol to help fight opposition”
Facing growing public dissent over corruption, a mismanaged economy, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and no progress in the country’s long-running conflict with neighboring Armenia, Azerbaijan’s strong-arm ruler Ilham Aliyev decided to crack down on the opposition.
Read more “Azerbaijan’s Despotic Ruler Throws ‘Tantrum’ In Unprecedented Crackdown On Pro-Democracy Rivals”
In Russia – a new scandal involving the detention and expulsion from the country famous video blogger Elvin Isayev. The court ruled that the Russian passports obtained by Isaev in 2001 and in 2014 were not valid.
Read more “Famous Talysh video blogger and Russian citizen sent to Azerbaijan for reprisal”
A Baku district court issued an arrest warrant against Netherlands-based Azerbaijani video blogger and social media activist Ordukhan Teymurkhan, Radio Liberty reported last Friday relying on a source from the Prosecutor’s Office.
Teymurkhan is charged under three articles of the criminal code relating to calls for terrorism, mass riots and attacks against the state, the sentence for which is up to eight years in prison.
Read more “Criminal case launched against exiled blogger Ordukhan Teymurkhan”