Azerbaijan Ratifies CIS Executive Committee Reform with Delay, Limits Secretary General’s Powers

The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) is accelerating its transformation from a regional carrier into an international shipping operator. Recent talks between the company's management and representatives of the European Bank for...

Azerbaijan's agreement with Zimbabwe to hold a specialized seminar on petroleum contracts and renewable energy legislation signals a gradual shift in the nature of Baku's energy diplomacy. Having spent decades exporting primarily oil and natural...

Court Proceedings Involving Politicians, Civil Society Representatives, and Journalists 1. On July 6, the next hearing in the Toplum TV case was held at the Baku Grave Crimes Court under the chairmanship of Judge Azar Taghiyev. Defense attorneys...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty published on July 9 a letter addressed on June 30 to Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev, requesting clarification of the legal grounds for the criminal prosecution of...