• Azerbaijan, Baku, 9 June /corr. (trend.az)
  • BAKU -- More opposition activists in Azerbaijan have been charged in connection with an antigovernment rally that was dispersed by riot police earlier this month, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. (rferl.org)
  • Baku, the capital, of Azerbaijan, became an important economic center before World War I, renowned for its cosmopolitan and diverse society, including a large Jewish minority. (democracyweb.org)
  • Azerbaijan effectively imposes a blanket ban on protests in the central areas of Baku and instead offers demonstrators a remote location on the outskirts of the city to for rallies. (hrw.org)
  • In Baku, Azerbaijan, Representative Chris Smith (NJ-04) , Co-Chairman of the Commission, headed the U.S. delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) from June 28-July 2 that successfully advanced priority security and human rights initiatives. (senate.gov)
  • It's an official message that has been heard before, whether at the Baku-hosted European Games, Eurovision, or even the city's Formula 1 races: The energy-rich country of Azerbaijan is looking to the future and is eager for positive change. (currenttime.tv)
  • SIMON: Garry Kasparov is 59 now and learned to play in the Young Pioneers Palace in Baku, Azerbaijan, when it was part of the former Soviet Union. (wglt.org)
  • Latest news in Georgia , Armenia , Azerbaijan - key headlines and top stories in the local media on 19-23 June, 2023. (jam-news.net)
  • While the opposition's position is both morally justified and politically understandable given its presence in the West and the attitude of Western countries toward Russia and Russians, the political scientist at St. Petersburg's European University says, it doesn't help the opposition win power which is what its primary goal must be ( holod.media/2023/03/15/porazhenie-rossii/ ). (russianewsreview.org)
  • The Civic Unity Party (Azerbaijani: Vətəndaş Birliyi Partiyası) was an Azerbaijani political party established in 1999 in Moscow by the former President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov. (wikipedia.org)
  • Azerbaijani authorities placed an opposition leader into pre-trial detention on Monday for counterfeiting and for being allied with the exiled Turkish cleric Fetullah Gullen, whom Ankara has blamed for plotting the 2016 coup. (occrp.org)
  • A Telegram channel began publishing the private Facebook messages and photos of Azerbaijani opposition activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev on Friday, a week after he announced he would no longer drink water as part of his ongoing hunger strike in protest against his detention. (occrp.org)
  • Discussing Azerbaijani policy toward Tehran, Elkhan Sahinoglu, head of the Center for Applied Politics at Baku's Western Caspian University, noted that Azerbaijan had no intention of interfering in Iran's domestic affairs, but could not "disregard the future of the Azeris who reside" in that country. (fairobserver.com)
  • He also drew criticism for side-stepping questions regarding his three-month public silence following the release of video documenting the Azerbaijani destruction of the 1300-year-old Armenian cemetery in Djulfa, Azerbaijan. (asbarez.com)
  • In June, Ibadoghlu established a foundation in the U.K. called the Azerbaijani Youth Education Foundation with fellow Azerbaijani opposition politicians Jamil Hasanli and Arif Mammadov. (occrp.org)
  • Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has unveiled proposed amendments to the country's constitution that opposition politicians claim are intended to enhance and prolong his and his family's dominance of supreme power. (covcasbulletin.info)
  • REPORT.AZ/ "Azerbaijan" newspaper has published an article headlined "A brief excursus into U.S-Azerbaijani relations and reflections on future" on its website. (report.az)
  • Energy potential, as the national wealth of Azerbaijan, must first of all ensure welfare of the people of Azerbaijan and development of the Azerbaijani state and then contribute to both the regional progress and European energy security. (report.az)
  • Azerbaijan lost one-fifth of its territory after Nagorno-Karabakh declared itself independent and Armenian forces, backed by Russia, seized surrounding territory for a land corridor. (democracyweb.org)
  • Azerbaijan and Armenia are locked into a decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. (fairobserver.com)
  • He reasoned that, if talks with Armenia on a peaceful solution to the long-standing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh "are not successful," meaning if Armenia refuses unconditionally to relinquish control of seven districts of Azerbaijan that Armenian forces currently control, then "a bloody war awaits Azerbaijan. (covcasbulletin.info)
  • The fate of Nagorno-Karabakh must be determined by Washington without anybody`s interference and Azerbaijan must accept any decision. (report.az)
  • Russia's 2,000 peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh have stood by while Azerbaijan first blockaded the territory from last December and then invaded. (bne.eu)
  • The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war ended in a Pashinyan-signed peace agreement granting Azerbaijan control of areas surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. (bne.eu)
  • More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan, creating a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • The announcement of the investigations days after the eruption of military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has further strained the environment, raising worries over the possible negative impact on bilateral relations with Azerbaijan. (civil.ge)
  • Northern Azerbaijan, corresponding to the country's current boundaries, was under Russian influence. (democracyweb.org)
  • On February 5, 2018, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan announced that the country's presidential elections-originally scheduled for the fall-instead would be moved forward to April 11, 2018. (csce.gov)
  • An investigation published on Thursday revealed that the mobile phones of at least 12 Armenian public figures and officials, including journalists and human rights defenders, were infected with the cutting-edge spyware Pegasus during the country's war with Azerbaijan. (occrp.org)
  • Azerbaijan has started anti-Armenian hysteria, the events in Gyumri, the opposition's calls are threatening the country's stability and security. (armenianclub.com)
  • Turkey's High Electoral Board will look into allegations of irregularities in the country's constitutional referendum that increased the president's powers, Chairman Sadi Güven said, state-run Anadolu news agency reported . (politico.eu)
  • They are Ahad Mammadli, Ulvi Quliyev, Babek Hasanov from the opposition Musavat party, and Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) activists Elshan Hasanov and Sahib Karimov, who is an adviser to APFP chairman Ali Karimli. (rferl.org)
  • Independent news websites and opposition activists suffered cyberattacks ahead of April's snap presidential election (see Technical Attacks). (freedomhouse.org)
  • Internet freedom declined in Azerbaijan after a court upheld the blocking of independent news websites and technical attacks targeted both news outlets and opposition activists. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Authorities also pressured exiled activists to cease their online activities by detaining and threatening relatives residing in Azerbaijan. (freedomhouse.org)
  • As a result, social media platforms remain popular tools among opposition activists and the general public. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The government released over 50 human rights defenders, journalists, opposition activists, religious believers and other perceived critics imprisoned on politically motivated charges. (hrw.org)
  • Authorities pressed bogus misdemeanor hooliganism, public swearing, and other charges against dozens of opposition activists and other critics. (hrw.org)
  • We also continue to closely monitor and urge due process in the trials of "Republican Alternative Movement" Chairman Ilgar Mammadov and Musavat Party Deputy Chairman Tofig Yagublu, who were arrested for allegedly inciting the residents of Ismaiyilli to violent protest, as well as activists of the N!DA youth movement, who were arrested during protests against non-combat deaths in the military. (usmission.gov)
  • WASHINGTON - Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Robert Menendez (D-N) announced Tuesday evening that they have placed a "hold" on U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan nominee Matthew Bryza, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. (asbarez.com)
  • In September of last year, after Azerbaijan attacked Armenian territory, pro-government media launched a campaign against oppositionists who condemned the offensive, accusing them of traitors. (europeaninterest.eu)
  • Albeit nominally an opposition party, CUP officially supported the incumbent President Ilham Aliyev. (wikipedia.org)
  • Presidents of Georgia Michail Saakashvili, of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, of Turkey Ahmet Nejdet Sezer took part on 12 October ceremony in Gardabani province near to Tbilisi. (trend.az)
  • President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on 13 October 2005 members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Darrel Issa and Loretta Sanchez, Trend reports. (trend.az)
  • President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on 13 October 2005 the mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Trend reports. (trend.az)
  • While in Azerbaijan, the delegation also held bilateral meetings with the Government of Azerbaijan, including meeting with President Ilham Aliyev as well as representatives of civil society fighting for media freedom, rule of law and disability rights in Azerbaijan. (senate.gov)
  • APFP chairman Ali Karimli has been banned from foreign travel since 2006, when his passport expired. (hrw.org)
  • one of Azerbaijan's main opposition parties) and Ali Karimli (party chairman) against the Ministry of Justice. (irfs.org)
  • At the APFP's party congress on September 27, 2015, Ali Karimli was elected as party chairman, following which they submitted the necessary documents for the registration of these results to the Ministry of Justice. (irfs.org)
  • At this congress, in accordance with the Regulations, the governing bodies of the Party were formed and the plaintiff, Ali Karimli, was elected as the chairman of APFP. (irfs.org)
  • The preliminary investigation of the criminal case against the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Deputy Chairman Fuad Gahramanli has been completed, lawyer Nemat Karimli told the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS). (irfs.org)
  • and opposition REAL movement chairman Ilgar Mammadov. (iphronline.org)
  • In 1993, the former secret police chief and first secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, Haidar Aliyev, seized power after a military insurrection backed by Russia. (democracyweb.org)
  • Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Chairman Ali Kerimli described them as "an attempt to provide a constitutional foundation for the existing de facto unlimited family power [and] strengthen authoritarianism" with the aim of keeping the Aliyev clan in power for all eternity. (covcasbulletin.info)
  • The party Heydar Aliyev created, the Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party, now chaired by President Aliyev, has controlled parliament since 1995. (currenttime.tv)
  • Osman Gunduz, head of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum, cites Azerbaijan's underdeveloped infrastructure as a key obstacle toward attaining greater access and higher connection speeds. (freedomhouse.org)
  • In February, Mammad Ibrahim, an advisor to the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), was released. (hrw.org)
  • The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (hereafter "plaintiff" or "APFP") was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic on September 1, 1995 with the identification code "3139619" and in the organizational and legal form of a political party with political activity as its primary activity. (irfs.org)
  • One opposition group, the Musavat Party, claimed that "clone" parties-such as the "Modern" Musavat Party, headed by Hafiz Hajiyev-had been set up to mimic true opposition parties. (csce.gov)
  • Mr. Sadiqov was a political activist and an advisor to the opposition Musavat Party. (usmission.gov)
  • Musavat Party Chairman Arif Gacili similarly construed the proposed changes as intended to "broaden the extent of presidential power while simultaneously reducing the influence of the parliament and cabinet of ministers. (covcasbulletin.info)
  • In 2003, Mutallibov split from CUP, joining the Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan as its chairman. (wikipedia.org)
  • We continue to closely monitor the investigation of "Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center" Chairman Anar Mammadli and the "International Cooperation of Volunteers Public Union" for alleged illegal business activities and tax evasion. (usmission.gov)
  • The vote was the first since Azerbaijan passed constitutional amendments in a widely criticized popular referendum in September 2016 that extended the president's term from five to seven years. (csce.gov)
  • Internet freedom declined somewhat in Azerbaijan in 2015-2016 after the government deliberately restricted internet access in the village of Nardaran after police clashes. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The column went on to say that the forensic tests by Amnesty International's tech lab revealed the presence of military-grade spyware on the smartphones of several journalists, including two of the publication's founding editors, investigative journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Sushant Singh and the leading opposition strategist Prashant Kishor. (countercurrents.org)
  • Two senior veteran opposition politicians have already voiced their concerns about the impact of the planned changes. (covcasbulletin.info)
  • But for opposition politicians and some observers alike, little suggests that political reality in this Caspian Sea state will fundamentally change. (currenttime.tv)
  • Yet, several clerics, one of them the key witness in the case, and politicians have linked the "Cartographers' Case" to an alleged ceding of David Gareji Georgian lands to Azerbaijan. (civil.ge)
  • Georgian CSOs, opposition politicians , as well as the family of suspect Melashvili, believe that the probe is driven by the pre-election agenda. (civil.ge)
  • After the 2000 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, the party split between into two fractions: one led by Ayaz Mutallibov and the other led by Igbal Agazade. (wikipedia.org)
  • From then on, CUP was led by Sabir Hajiyev and participated in 2005 parliamentary elections, gaining 1 out 125 seats in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. (wikipedia.org)
  • The sides exchanged views on the process of democratization in Azerbaijan, the forthcoming parliamentary elections and the cooperation of the country with PACE. (trend.az)
  • While some pro-government commentators offered more innocuous explanations for the move-such as aiming to avoid simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in 2025-many independent analysts saw it as a ploy to disadvantage the opposition. (csce.gov)
  • From the beginning, it was clear that the Government of Azerbaijan was paying lip service to established OSCE norms for holding elections without providing voters with the necessary conditions to make an informed choice free of coercion. (csce.gov)
  • The people of Azerbaijan believe that electing the government is their exceptional right and it must be exercised not by official circles of any capital cities, but in Azerbaijan, in line with their will and through elections. (report.az)
  • Turkish Elections: Why Bourgeois Opposition Lost? (socialistmiddleeast.com)
  • Among those released was Bayram Mammadov, a youth opposition movement activist. (hrw.org)
  • In the wake of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, and the Euromaidan movement in Ukraine in 2013-2014, the government feared a spillover of unrest into Azerbaijan, and cracked down on dissent online. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The sensitivity of the question, coupled with the alleged involvement of the United National Movement government - major opposition party at present - is what makes many believe in the political motives behind the investigation. (civil.ge)
  • Etibar Mammadov had been the founder and chairman of the party until 2004. (trend.az)
  • At Present, Mammadov is the deputy chairman of the International Democratic Alliance. (trend.az)
  • Azerbaijan netizens especially rely on Facebook as an important platform for publishing corruption investigations and discussion on the ongoing government clampdown, as well as daily grievances. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Azar is operated by the National Resistance Organization of Azerbaijan, a coalition of opposition forces dominated by Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, an Iranian militant group that enjoys Saudi support but was tainted when it moved its operations in 1986 to Iraq at a time when Saddam Hussein was at war with the Iranians. (fairobserver.com)
  • A few evenings later, at the suggestion of the young critic and historian Boris Kagarlitsky, I attended a rally sponsored by the Moscow "Popular Front" (Narodnyi Front), a coalition of opposition groups that now has several thousand members. (nybooks.com)
  • Authorities deliberately cut off internet access for 13 days in Nardaran village, a stronghold of conservative Shia Islam in Azerbaijan, following violent clashes between residents and police (see Restrictions on Connectivity). (freedomhouse.org)
  • Iranian concerns about Azeri nationalism were fueled when supporters of Tractor Sazi FC, a top soccer club in Tabriz - the capital of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan - that is a symbol of Iranian Azeri identity, chanted Azeri nationalist slogans in 2015 during protests against the government's environmental policy and alleged anti-Azeri corruption in soccer. (fairobserver.com)
  • Benjamin Poghosyan, Chairman of the Centre for political and economic strategic studies of Armenia, notes that two narratives about the protests are spreading. (bne.eu)
  • ANIP was the first party to receive registration in Azerbaijan in 1992. (trend.az)
  • Since signing the founding document of the OSCE, the Helsinki Final Act, in 1992, no national vote in Azerbaijan has met the OSCE's minimum requirements for a free and fair election. (csce.gov)
  • The ruling party's chairman gloated that the main opposition party has split into 'Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. (eurasianet.org)
  • Meanwhile, Ali Ahmadov, executive secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP), in an interview on the party website, criticized western diplomats for meeting opposition leaders at Musavat headquarters on April 8. (rferl.org)
  • Apart from his academic career, Ibadoghlu is the chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Prosperity Party, which authorities have refused to register. (occrp.org)
  • The plaintiffs have appealed to the court with regard to the dispute concerning inclusion into the state registry of the election of the party chairman and formation of governing bodies at the regular party congress. (irfs.org)
  • The German government must lift all the anti-Russian sanctions and stop supplying weapons to Kiev, as well as ditch its unilateral focus on the US in its policy, Tino Chrupalla, co-chairman of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said on Thursday in the Bundestag. (indianpolitics.co.in)
  • He did not speculate whether the post of first deputy president may have been created specifically for Aliyev's wife, Mehriban, who is a deputy chairwoman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP). (covcasbulletin.info)
  • Turkey's largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party, filed a formal request on Tuesday seeking to annul the referendum result over allegations made by international monitors and Turkey's bar association of vote rigging. (politico.eu)
  • In this respect, the leaders of the ruling party kept releasing statements to assure the public of the domestic dimension of the investigations, claiming that Azerbaijan "will remain our strategic ally and partner. (civil.ge)
  • Among the reasons they offered for the boycott was the fact that there were no real opposition parties in Parliament, no media freedom in Azerbaijan, and many political prisoners. (csce.gov)
  • The arrest and subsequent conviction of Yadigar Sadiqov is yet another incident in a series of troubling developments affecting civil society and political pluralism in Azerbaijan. (usmission.gov)
  • Ismayilova is one of dozens of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. (iphronline.org)
  • Staunton, Mar. 21 - Seeking the defeat of one's own country has never been an effective political strategy, Grigory Golosov says, and making the defeat of Russia in Ukraine the centerpiece of its political campaign as the Russian opposition abroad has done is especially counterproductive. (russianewsreview.org)
  • Key among the U.S. initiatives was a resolution introduced by Chairman Ben Cardin condemning Russia's violation of international commitments by annexing Crimea and directly supporting separatist conflict in Ukraine. (senate.gov)
  • Thus, as much as one may want Russia to suffer a defeat for its criminal war in Ukraine, Russia's opposition abroad "could not have made a better gift to the [Putin regime's] propaganda … even if it had tried very hard. (russianewsreview.org)
  • In addition to attending the OSCE PA's Annual Session in Azerbaijan, Chairman Cardin led the delegation to stops in Tbilisi, Georgia, and Chisinau, Moldova, for bilateral meetings to discuss expanded ties with the United States as well as regional security in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. (senate.gov)
  • For many years, Azerbaijan has tolerated such accusations, trying its best to ensure that such unfair attacks do not cast shadow on strategic partnership, bilateral and multilateral cooperation. (report.az)
  • He also says that the current opposition to Pashinyan in parliament is too weak to remove him, and no alternative opposition exists. (bne.eu)
  • Zhu Weiqun, chairman of the ethnic and religious affairs committee of China's top advisory body to parliament, described the case as "absurd," Reuters reported, citing Chinese media. (ibtimes.com)
  • President Рђliyev noted that “political will of leaders of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as an active role of the companies, the project’s participants and investors enabled to implement a historical and strategic project. (trend.az)
  • and, "very close personal ties to Turkey and Azerbaijan, and therefore about his ability to act as an unbiased representative of the United States in Azerbaijan. (asbarez.com)
  • The post Jewish attorneys implore NY legislature to confirm Hochul's top court pick amid stiff opposition appeared first on The Forward . (mynewslinks.com)
  • I do expect a degree of national unity in the face of the threat perception from Azerbaijan," Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Centre in Yerevan says, arguing that the direction of anger towards Pashinyan would not last. (bne.eu)
  • Poghosyan does not believe that the opposition to Pashinyan is strong enough to remove him from power, partially because not enough protesters have gathered against him. (bne.eu)
  • Certainly motifs, organizers and participants of groundless, inobjective and biased accusations against Azerbaijan are known. (report.az)
  • Washington, DC)-A bipartisan 8-member Congressional delegation led by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), visited Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova. (senate.gov)
  • Respect for citizens' rights will help Azerbaijan to advance as a prosperous and democratic nation. (usmission.gov)
  • The West must realize unequivocally that the people of Azerbaijan are 9.5 million citizens and 5 million voters rather than small groups financed by foreign funds. (report.az)
  • Azerbaijan is a secular former Soviet republic with a substantial ethnic population in Iran itself. (fairobserver.com)
  • Those participating in opposition rallies also reported experiencing connectivity issues. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Users also experience connectivity issues during politically-sensitive events such as opposition rallies. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Baydemirli had criticized the government for failing to address the public health and environmental concerns of villagers in Gadabay in the western region of Azerbaijan. (occrp.org)
  • Nevertheless, consistent with its commitments as an OSCE participating State, Azerbaijan invited international observers to view the election. (csce.gov)
  • The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) all scrambled to assemble a robust Election Observation Mission (EOM) in Azerbaijan under difficult time constraints. (csce.gov)
  • We again call on the Government of Azerbaijan to uphold its OSCE commitments to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those related to due process of the law and ensuring transparency and fairness in the judicial process. (usmission.gov)
  • Azerbaijan was seized in the Arab conquests in the 7th century AD and most Azeris converted to Islam. (democracyweb.org)
  • The letter appeared to advocate measures to weaken the separatists by combating widespread racist attitudes toward Azeris and improving services in East Azerbaijan. (fairobserver.com)
  • The announcement came weeks after Iran said it had eliminated an armed group in a frontier area of the province of West Azerbaijan that borders Iraq, Azerbaijan and Turkey and is home to Azeris as well as Kurds. (fairobserver.com)
  • Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) issued a statement following the vote, stating that he found concerns raised by constituents and others "troubling, particularly Mr. Bryza's relationship with the Azerbaijan Government. (asbarez.com)
  • The right to elect government must belong to the White House rather than the people of Azerbaijan. (report.az)
  • The government of Azerbaijan respects the choice of people and it will continue to be so from now on. (report.az)
  • Anger at the government will soon give way to anger at the Russians for allowing this to happen and anger at the threat from Azerbaijan. (bne.eu)
  • He's now a writer and chairman of the Human Rights Foundation and lives in New York, spends a lot of time traveling the world, warning about what he sees as the threat of Putin's Russia to democracy everywhere. (wglt.org)
  • This constraint, among others, contributed to the mainstream opposition boycott of the election. (csce.gov)
  • In a separate briefing earlier, the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan addressed this concern by claiming that the voter registration lists were published on the Internet, providing a maximum level of transparency. (csce.gov)
  • SIMON: After his appearance, we told him how people in the seats around us saw the water bottle put on stage for him and thought about Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader who was poisoned through his water bottle. (wglt.org)
  • The most significant threat to freedom of expression online in Azerbaijan is the targeting by authorities of individuals who take to the internet to voice critical opinions. (aljazeera.com)
  • Without the control of the top authorities, this would be impossible," said Center for Economic Research Chairman Gubad Ibadoglu. (hishel.org)
  • According to Golosov, "this fixation on the military defeat of the regime is largely due to the fact that the main audience of the Russian opposition abroad are [Russian] immigrants [in Western countries]. (russianewsreview.org)
  • Duma Deputy Dmitrii Rogozin, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the conflict over the dam is 'the result of Ukraine's ambitions to join NATO,' RTR and NTV reported on 22 October. (rferl.org)
  • In an initiative related to Chairman Cardin's Ukraine resolution, Senator Wicker introduced language adopted by the Assembly recognizing the importance of the OSCE's military observation missions, including the inspections in Ukraine. (senate.gov)
  • Émigré opposition groups win support from them for such help, and they also win it from Western governments opposed to Putin's war in Ukraine. (russianewsreview.org)
  • The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia opened a probe against two civil servants working at the Foreign Ministry and the Border Police, accusing them of conspiring to cede lands to Azerbaijan while being the members of the state commission on the delimitation of borders. (civil.ge)
  • Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Washington and prominent regional media scholar Katy Pearce has often noted that online actions have offline consequences in Azerbaijan. (aljazeera.com)
  • Azerbaijan has regularly faced the West`s double standards over its years of independence. (report.az)
  • In the same year, Azar News leaked a letter allegedly written by Brigadier-General Gholam-Asgar Karimian, the club's former chairman. (fairobserver.com)
  • Independent online television station Meydan TV has been a particular target, with its staff and their relatives threatened, detained, and otherwise pressured in connection with Meydan TV's critical news coverage of Azerbaijan. (iphronline.org)
  • 2 In the lead-up to the vote, several opposition figures' Facebook pages were hacked, while independent websites suffered technical attacks. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The best opposition leaders had either been imprisoned or were otherwise prevented from running, they explained. (csce.gov)
  • During briefings the following day, members of opposition parties, as well as representatives of civil society and the media, pointed out the gulf of approximately 1.9 million Azerbaijanis entered on voter registration lists (5.3 million), and the number of Azerbaijanis known to be of voting age (7.2 million). (csce.gov)
  • Not only the U.S. media and organizations, but also some civil society institutions and media outlets in Europe are encouraged to a real crusade against Azerbaijan. (report.az)
  • Before being forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1921, Azerbaijan had established the first democratic republic in the Muslim world, which existed from 1918 to 1920. (democracyweb.org)