Politics - 2013
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On Wednesday, the Public Chamber of Commerce held hearings on corruption, "Kozeny scandal" at the "Musavat" party’s office. The head of the Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli noted that this scam10 yea...
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Nasimi District Court today, extended another three months to Ilgar Mamedov arrest term, the leader of “Republican Alternative” Movement (REAL), who is accused of organizing riots in the Ismailli re...
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On June 2-4, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, will visit the USA to participate in the Jewish organization "AJC Global Forum", according to the organization’s website. (http://www.c...
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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed deep concern about the increasingly hostile situation for the media in Azerbaijan following moves to extend the crimin...
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On May 15, the Committee to protect the rights of Hilal Mamedov, the arrested editor of "Tolyshi Sado", made a statement which denied the charges against him, and called the lawsuit against him poli...
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The Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety condemned the amendment adopted at yesterday's meeting of the MM to issue criminal penalties for libel content on the Internet.The statement says the has...
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At the trial of the editor of the newspaper Tolyshi Sado today the closed part of the hearing was completed. It considered the charges of treason and inciting ethnic hatred.According to the defense, t...
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Azerbaijan considers the Southern Corridor as a strategic route that will allow the country to become a major exporter of gas to Europe. This was stated by President Ilham Aliyev in Vienna at a joint...
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May 14, 2013-Azerbaijani parliament's approval to extend criminal defamation laws to include Internet speech is a serious setback for press freedom in a country that severely curtails free expression...








