Want to say - 2016
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the accelerating extinction of media pluralism in Turkey, with a police raid on Cumhuriyet, one of the last major opposition dailies, at dawn today, l...
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Azeri activist Giyas Ibrahimov was arrested on what Amnesty International calls trumped up drug charges after tagging a a statue of Azerbaijan’s former president with graffiti.
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4 Months to Repeal Restrictive Laws or Face Suspension (New York, October 26, 2016) – The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a prominent international coalition, on October...
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By COURTNEY MABEUS COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Seymur Hezi’s absence is most glaring during morning tea. That’s the daily ritual that Hezi and his younger brother, Teymur, enjoyed over convers...
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Government Uses Extreme Sentencing to Deter Activism By Giorgi Gogia Today, an Azerbaijani court handed down a ten-year prison sentence to a 22-year-old activist, who is part of a pro-democr...
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During a largely friendly interview with Russian state media, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev nevertheless pushed back against a number of Moscow's talking points, offering a high-level view on t...
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Dear Members of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Board, In light of the upcoming review of Azerbaijan's status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)...
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We, the undersigned organisations, recognise that the Turkish government has the right and responsibility to investigate the violent events of the July 2016 coup attempt and to bring all those resp...
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On October 7, at a governmental meeting, the President Ilham Aliyev called one of the priorities of the agricultural sector the revival of cotton production, which declined, reaching the bottom. In...
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The organization of Azerbaijani political refugees in Europe (AND) ("Democracy for Azerbaijan") has issued a statement in connection with the September 26 referendum on constitutional amendments, call...
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The referendum in Azerbaijan comes during only the latest wave of detentions and arrests against activists and journalists by the Azerbaijani authorities, and amid international criticism of the pr...
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Musavat Party Central Election Headquarters considers that, the 26 September 2016 referendum was held in the atmosphere of absence of explanation of essence, necessity of suggested amendments and c...
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A referendum vote on proposed constitutional amendments took place on September 26. In spite of the National Election Commission’s declaration that the turnout was close to 70%, objective observati...
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Unfortunately, in a referendum on September 26 the true will of the people on the amending the Constitution, has not been expressed. At the same time, against the background of restrictions on freedom...
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The results of the French study coincide with the results of the CEC of Azerbaijan, and are contrary to the opinion of Western observers
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Azerbaijan is entering a new historical phase. The oil boom—which boosted the economy, consolidated the country’s statehood, and gave it a new international profile—has ended. The country’s leaders...















