Politics - 2013
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On the Facebook network, a page has appeared which has scheduled a rally for April 12 at 18.00 at Fountain Square in Baku under the slogan "Hands off young people." The purpose of the rally is to requ...
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Human Rights Council (HRC) has expressed concern about the situation of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, and the freedom of assembly. HRC called on UN agencies through the Universal Periodic Report...
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Tbilisi/28.03.13/Turan-BS PRESS: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says that the March 28, 2013 declaration that he will sign with the foreign ministers of Georgia and Azerbaijan will contribu...
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The position of Azerbaijani journalists is terrible, and every day it gets worse. This is how the head of the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety Emin Huseynov characterized the situation spe...
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Today's meeting at the Baku Court of Appeal, rejected the Mohammed Azizov’s complaint on the arrest of a NIDA youth activist. He asked to change the measure of restraint to house arrest. His lawyer Fa...
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The trial of the editor from the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", was postponed until April 3. Today's trial did not take place due to the main prosecution witness, Elman Guliyev not showing up. The editor'...
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The United States will soon have new principal diplomats dealing with European and Eurasian regions, TURAN"s Washington DC correspondent was told by the diplomatic sources. "The changes will serve to...
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A youth activist of the Sumgayit branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (PFPA) Dashgin Melikov is charged under Article 234.1 (illegal storage of drugs without intent to sell in excess of necess...
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Yesterday a youth activist of the local organization of the Popular Front (PPFA), Dashgin Melikov, was arrested in Sumgait. As they told Turan in PPFA, the young man was seized for possession of 200...
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Azerbaijan confidently holds its position in the list of authoritarian states, according to the research company, The Economist Intelligence Unit (UK Economist analysis unit), "Democracy Index 2012 of...
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Deputy Chairman of the ruling party and MP, Siyavush Novruzov, called to punish the former defense minister, Rahim Gaziyev, for his criticism of President Ilham Aliyev.Thus, in an interview with the...
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Reporters Without Borders is appalled at the harsh action the Azerbaijani regime is taking against its critics in the run-up to the presidential election this autumn, and distances itself from dubious...
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Declared wanted in Russia on charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of weapons, Russian citizensShamsuddin Ahmedov and his brother Mohammed were arrested in the shopping center Bina in...















