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At least three Syrian opposition fighters have been killed in skirmishes in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Guardian has learned, confirming earlier reports of foreign involvement in the battle between Armenian and Azerbaijan over the territory and increasing fears it may spiral into a wider regional conflict.
Read more “The Guardian – Nagorno-Karabakh: at least three Syrian fighters killed”
Over the summer, the international community witnessed the detention, sanction, or conviction of political activists following a largely peaceful demonstration on 14-15 July. Just last week, the latest efforts by the authorities to silence opposition voices resulted in the sentencing of Tofig Yagublu following trumped-up charges of hooliganism, reads a statement of the Human Rights House Foundation.
Read more “Azerbaijani authorities must cease crackdown on dissenting voices, and release political prisoners – HRHF”
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”
Azerbaijan is reportedly preparing criminal proceedings against Armenian POW Gurgen Alaverdyan, who is currently under custody in Baku. If convicted, the junior officer who was abducted from the Line of Contact near Talish over the weekend will likely face life imprisonment in Azerbaijan.
Read more “Kidnapped Armenian officer faces life imprisonment in Azerbaijan”
August 12, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Chief of General Staff Yasar Guler, commanders of the land, air and naval forces left for Azerbaijan to follow the last episode of the first round of the Turkish-Azerbaijani joint military exercise. Today, at the end of the demonstration military exercises, the defense ministers of Turkey and Azerbaijan made remarkable statements.
Read more “The Minister of Defense of Terrorist State Azerbaijan relies on the support of Turkey”
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”
Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismail has been offered a $250,000 cash award from Qatar’s Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre.
Read more “Azerbaijani journalist refuses $250,000 ‘prize’ offered to her by Qatar’s Anti-Corruption Centre”
An Armenian school in California has been graffitied with racial slurs and flags of Azerbaijan over the weekend, as the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict spills into regional and international countries.
Read more “Armenian school in US vandalized by аzerbajanis”
Azerbaijan, a close ally of Turkey and fellow denier of the Armenian Genocide, has actively sought the eradication of the region’s indigenous Armenian inhabitants and traces of their millennia-old civilization.
Read more “Jerusalem post : Israel should rethink its relationship with Azerbaijan”
Aliyev’s stupid provocation on the border with Armenia has once again exposed the state of the Azerbaijani people, which are endlessly subjected to anti-Armenian propaganda. And as a result, the people of Azerbaijan no longer want to live in peace
Read more “Azerbaijanis do not want to live peacefully with the Armenians.”