Politics - 2015
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Local human rights activists are disappointed by the order of President Ilham Aliyev to pardon. Despite the pardon of a convicted 101, this list includes a few political prisoners."We have submitted t...
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Yesterday the residence of the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta held a festive event on the occasion of the Novruz holiday.The Ambassador's residence was decorated with Azerbaijani carpets an...
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to pardon 101 people.According to the document, 90 persons are exempt from further serving a prison sentence. Another 4 people released from correcti...
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Opening of the Baku Olympic stadium, designed for 68,000 seats took place with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev. The construction of the stadium at a cost of $ 640 million and was finance...
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During a recent visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was reached an agreement to continue the dialogue in four directions. This was announced today in an interview with re...
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The sentencing yesterday of the brother of an outspoken Azerbaijani opposition activist on trumped-up drugs charges is yet another nail in the coffin of freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty I...
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"Musavat" party issued a statement condemning brining to the attempt suicide the arrested human rights activist Taleh Hasmamedov. The Party demanded tostop illegalities in relation of Hasmamedov, w...
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Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muzhnieks sent comments to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of human rights activist Intigam Aliyev. Office of the Commissioner extended this document,...
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The space for freedom of expression in Azerbaijan is now roughly the same size as a jail cell, watchdog groups say. Azerbaijani rights activists and journalists are accordingly fleeing the country in...








