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As of the beginning of 2026, the population of Azerbaijan amounted to 10,262,351 people. During 2025, the population increased by approximately 0.4% (37.5 thousand people). The country is in a stage o...
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Every technological era produces its own class of magnates. The 19th century belonged to railroad barons and steel kings. The 20th century became the age of oil empires, automobile giants and financia...
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Azerbaijan’s consumer market is undergoing a transformation that may remain invisible at first glance behind stable macroeconomic indicators. Store shelves are full, inflation remains manageable, and...
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Public hearings held in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan on June 10 once again brought the country’s library system to the center of state policy discussions. Officially, the debate focused on the...
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The issue of age restrictions on social media platforms in Azerbaijan entered a new stage of legislative regulation in 2026. On June 8, committees of the Milli Majlis discussed a draft law on amendmen...
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On Monday morning, diplomats, writers, historians, and relatives of the victims of Stalinist terror gathered at a school in Baku named after the repressed Azerbaijani poet Mikhail Mushfig. The occasio...
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To Mr. Anar IsrafilovDeputy Executive Director of TABIB A Formal Reply Instead of Medical Assistance? Dear Mr. Anar Israfilov, Representatives of the human rights community and I have repeatedly appea...
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In recent years, Azerbaijan’s policy toward people with disabilities has become increasingly systematic. Following the 2020 war, support for disabled veterans, high-tech prosthetics, rehabilitation se...
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On May 28, Azerbaijan marks Independence Day. It was on this day, 108 years ago in 1918, that the Declaration of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democ...
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In the old quarters of Baku, the morning of Eid al-Adha begins before dawn. Even before the first rays of sunlight touch the narrow streets, the air fills with the quiet voices of men hurrying to mosq...
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A conflict surrounding a newly constructed sewerage line in the settlement of Buzovna in northeastern Baku continues to escalate, gradually transforming from a local коммунal dispute into a broader is...
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In recent years, the teacher institution in Azerbaijan has evolved from being merely part of education policy into one of the key components of the state’s long-term human capital strategy. Teacher ce...
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The torrential rain that hit Baku on May 17 once again turned the capital’s main avenues into water traps. According to Azerbaijan’s National Hydrometeorological Service, 103 millimeters of rain fell...
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Late in the evening, inside one of the government buildings in central Baku, lights continue to burn in several offices well past midnight. Folders filled with reports are stacked across desks, teleph...
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Just a few years ago, parents in Azerbaijan repeated nearly the same formula for success to their children: get into university, earn a degree in law, economics, or management, secure a position in a...
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Baku has always been built as a dialogue between eras—sometimes harmonious, more often tense. Here, the medieval walls of Icherisheher stand just minutes away from the flowing forms of the Heydar Aliy...