• Azerbaijan said that the election was illegal until Azerbaijanis were allowed to return and that it would undermine their OSCE talks with Armenia over the area. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both government and opposition in Armenia praised the election and said it would strengthen the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. (wikipedia.org)
  • Credible reports emerged during the year regarding unlawful killings during the fall 2020 intensive fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces (see section 1.g. and the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for Armenia). (state.gov)
  • Nikol Pashinyan, prime minister of neighboring Armenia, which twice fought major wars over Karabakh, did not heed calls from opposition politicians to intervene and said his country needed to be "free of conflict" for the sake of its own independence. (inquirer.net)
  • An end is being put to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today. (president.az)
  • The statement has been signed by the President of Azerbaijan, President of Russia and Prime Minister of Armenia. (president.az)
  • The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, shall stop at their current positions. (president.az)
  • 6. The Republic of Armenia shall return Kalbajar district to the Republic of Azerbaijan by November 15, 2020, and Lachin district by December 1, 2020, while retaining the Lachin corridor (5km wide), which shall provide a connection of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and shall not affect the city of Shusha. (president.az)
  • The Republic of Armenia guarantees the safety of transport links between the western regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in order to organize an unhindered movement of citizens, vehicles and goods in both directions. (president.az)
  • Azerbaijan lies at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea with Russia and Iran to the north and south, and Georgia and Armenia to the northwest and west. (democracyweb.org)
  • On Armenia's 31st Independence Day the Prime Minister of Armenia, accompanied by the President, the Speaker of the National Assembly and other officials, went to the Yerablur military pantheon in the morning. (jam-news.net)
  • The Assembly is fully aware of the occupation by Armenia of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven other provinces of Azerbaijan, which dominates to a large extent the Azerbaijani foreign policy agenda. (coe.int)
  • The unclear fate of Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan, numbering some 200 POWs at the start of 2021, was the most sensitive and politically controversial question in Armenia during the year. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued under the sole mediation of Russia, despite Armenia's urging to reestablish OSCE Minsk Group mediation. (freedomhouse.org)
  • Pray that Armenians would be able to forgive, and pray for the establishment of trade, trust and cooperation between Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. (prayers.org)
  • Extending from the Azerbaijan border to Artsakh through two provinces of Armenia (Ararat and Vayots Dzor provinces), it is about 74,131 acres. (planetwatch.earth)
  • In early November, 50 non-governmental organizations in Armenia issued a joint statement about the use of white phosphorus weapons by Azerbaijan in Artsakh. (planetwatch.earth)
  • This step was a logical culmination of Azerbaijani policy, which started in November 2020, when Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed a trilateral declaration to end the second Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) war. (armenianweekly.com)
  • To reach its goals toward Artsakh, Azerbaijan imposed control over the corridor connecting Artsakh with Armenia. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Azerbaijan finished the construction of that road by the end of July 2022 and forced Armenia and the self-proclaimed Artsakh Republic to accept this new route and evacuate Armenians from the city of Berdzor (Lachin) and surrounding villages by September 2022. (armenianweekly.com)
  • However, as Azerbaijan launched limited military attacks on August 1 and 3, 2022, Armenia accepted and implemented the Azerbaijani ultimatum. (armenianweekly.com)
  • There were attempts in Armenia, mainly by the expert community, to argue that on December 21, 1991, when the Alma-Ata declaration was signed, Artsakh was not part of Azerbaijan because it declared its independence in September 1991 and organized a referendum on independence on December 10, 1991. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Moreover, the appeal says the military operations are going in the territory of Azerbaijan, whereas more than 27 years have passed since the ceasefire agreement was signed but Armenia hasn't executed yet the resolution issued by UN in the regard of unconditionally withdrawing its armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. (azglobus.net)
  • The report highlights serious problems in the field of human rights in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and a systematic democratic deficit in the governance of the three countries. (electionswatch.org)
  • We reproduce here the Executive Summaries of the report with regards to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. (electionswatch.org)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence from Azerbaijan in 1991. (wikipedia.org)
  • The country regained independence in August 1991 as the Soviet Union was collapsing. (democracyweb.org)
  • In his message, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the "yes" vote in the 1991 independence referendum was a decision that "did not change due to any social and political difficulties, or due to some setbacks and failures. (jam-news.net)
  • laws Azerbaijan, which regained its independence on 18 October 1991, is a unitary republic. (azerbaijantoday.az)
  • The Republic of Azerbaijan gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Azerbaijan, Baku, 9 June /corr. (trend.az)
  • 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)
  • Agramunt has been consistent in this approach to Azerbaijan: from the very beginning of his relationship with Baku he has been a defender of the Aliyev regime. (esiweb.org)
  • Baku, Azerbaijan, 11/10/2003. (jeremynichollarchive.com)
  • Azerbaijan is a country between Russia to the north and Iran to the south with a population over 8 million and capital city of Baku. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Ali and Nino , written by the pseudonymous Kurban Said and published in 1937, tells the story of the Azeri Muslim Ali and Georgian Christian Nino, who fall in love in Baku during World War I as the Russian empire is falling apart and Azerbaijan is striving for independence. (eurasianet.org)
  • The Baku European Games, the first multi-sport mega-event held at a European level, was a major public relations undertaking by Azerbaijan. (cambridge.org)
  • 2. Aghdam district shall be returned to the Republic of Azerbaijan by November 20, 2020. (president.az)
  • National Democratic Governance rating improved from 2.25 to 2.50 due to snap parliamentary elections and resulting stabilization of governance in the wake of the 2020 conflict with Azerbaijan, creating a path towards resolving the country's postwar political crisis. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The security and border crisis that started after the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and territorial transfers to Azerbaijan initially affected only Armenia's Syunik region. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The first half of 2021 was turbulent, with a wave of antigovernment protests over the previous year's military defeat and subsequent ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The First Nagorno-Karabakh War took place between 1988 and 1994 which resulted in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Armenian support, becoming de facto independent from Azerbaijan. (wikipedia.org)
  • The opposition competed in the election as a coalition between the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, the oldest nationalist party in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the new Movement 88 party. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most of the 10 independents were expected to back the government, while the opposition only won 3 seats, down from the 9 seats the Armenian Revolutionary Federation had won at the last election. (wikipedia.org)
  • Separatist Karabakh's decades-long, bloody dream of independence ended on Thursday with a formal decree declaring that the so-called Armenian statelet in Azerbaijan 'ceases to exist' at the end of the year. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • 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)
  • However, it was canceled after the military actions of Azerbaijan on the Armenian border on September 13-14. (jam-news.net)
  • Senator Anthony Portantino and Assemblymember Laura Friedman both introduced resolutions in the California State Legislature relating to the affirmation of California's recognition of the Armenian Genocide and calling upon the Federal Government to prevent a second genocide from occurring in Artsakh, currently besieged by Azerbaijan. (asbarez.com)
  • The California State Senate commemorated the 108th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and brought light to the current humanitarian crisis in Artsakh following a months-long blockade by Azerbaijan. (asbarez.com)
  • In addition to memorializing the Armenian Genocide, SR-28 calls upon the President of the United States to ensure the rights of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to extraterritorial self-determination (independence) in accordance with the principle of remedial succession and the global commitment to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). (asbarez.com)
  • The Armenian Genocide and the current blockade of Artsakh highlight that the genocidal ambitions of Turkey and Azerbaijan still exist and are a present threat and danger to the Armenian nation. (asbarez.com)
  • 3 In June, 15 Armenian POWs were freed by Azerbaijan and returned home in exchange for maps of minefields around Nagorno-Karabakh, due in part to the mediation of the United States and Georgia, 4 and in July, another 15 returned home with mediation from Russia. (freedomhouse.org)
  • However, in 2021, the advancement of Azerbaijani armed forces in Gegharkunik region and border crisis in November created security concerns for four Armenian regions: Tavush, Gegharkunik, and Syunik bordering Azerbaijan, and Vayots Dzor bordering Azerbaijan's Nakhijevan autonomous republic. (freedomhouse.org)
  • During the recent war, Azerbaijan committed documented war crimes, including "beheadings of Armenian soldiers, the killing of civilians in a city square wrapped in Armenian flags, deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructures - residential buildings, churches, food markets, schools, and maternity hospitals. (planetwatch.earth)
  • Ethnic Armenian separatists, with Armenia's support, continued to control most of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. (state.gov)
  • The appeal widely reflects the information regarding the Armenian aggression towards Azerbaijan, the military operations broke out since September 27, killing of dozens of civilians by the Armenian armed forces, bombing of civil properties. (azglobus.net)
  • Azerbaijan, with the aid of Turkey, attacked the autonomous region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on September 27. (planetwatch.earth)
  • On April 23, 2023, Azerbaijan established a checkpoint on the Berdzor (Lachin) Corridor. (armenianweekly.com)
  • 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 key for Azerbaijan was the possibility of sending representatives of Azerbaijani state institutions to Artsakh to fulfill the same duties these institutions did in Azerbaijan. (armenianweekly.com)
  • The element of the film that has been the greatest source of criticism among Azerbaijan audiences is the way it depicts the Azerbaijani struggle for independence. (eurasianet.org)
  • According to the prime minister, the independence referendum never ended, and Armenians must again "say yes" to independence, sovereignty and democracy. (jam-news.net)
  • Armenians living in Artsakh would receive no special status, and Azerbaijan would never agree to any international presence in Artsakh. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Azerbaijan de facto changed the status and functioning of the Berdzor Corridor by taking control over Berdzor and forcing Armenians to use the new highway. (armenianweekly.com)
  • However, the first two meetings between Armenians and Azerbaijanis after Vardanyan's dismissal proved that the only topic Azerbaijan was ready to speak about was the reintegration of the Armenians of Artsakh into Azerbaijan. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Speaking to the people of Azerbaijan the day after his troops had gone in, Aliyev said he had ordered his soldiers not to harm civilians. (inquirer.net)
  • 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 has been ruled by the Aliyev family since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in the early 90s. (planetwatch.earth)
  • 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)
  • He was born in 1921 in Azerbaijan, then part of the Soviet Union, and moved to Iran at age 10. (sapiensdigital.com)
  • It has focused, in particular, on questions relating to the system of checks and balances, the independence of the judiciary, as well as electoral matters. (coe.int)
  • Despite the efforts of the authorities, the committee notes the lack of independence of the judiciary, and expresses concerns over fairness of trials, equality of arms and respect for the presumption of innocence. (coe.int)
  • In fact, it is a sophisticated effort to hide a simple truth, a portrait of deception: in all areas a democracy cannot do without - from free and fair elections to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly or basic political and human rights, including the rule of law through an independent judiciary - the situation in Azerbaijan, already terrible a decade ago, is even worse today. (esiweb.org)
  • The report notes that "it would appear problematic in any country to rely upon a single person to ensure the independence of the judiciary" (para. (esiweb.org)
  • Many of the issues raised in the report have been reported on by Caucasus Elections Watch throughout last year, including the situation in prisons, problems with the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, harassment of opposition activists and problems with the electoral process. (electionswatch.org)
  • Every day they try to sow new doubts and fears in us with the sole purpose of having us give up our independence, our state," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a congratulatory message on Armenia's Independence Day. (jam-news.net)
  • Opposition demonstration in support of the candidacy of National Independence Party leader Etibar Mammadov in forthcoming Presidential elections. (jeremynichollarchive.com)
  • Azerbaijan dropped white phosphorus on the forests of Artsakh, as video evidence shows. (planetwatch.earth)
  • Then Azerbaijan started to demand the right to monitor the mines in Artsakh. (armenianweekly.com)
  • This step would send a clear message that Artsakh was Azerbaijan. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Azerbaijan used the Artsakh authorities' decision to prevent the entrance of these representatives into Kashen mine as a pretext to send so-called "eco-activists" to block the Berdzor Corridor near Shushi. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Azerbaijan would definitely block the road even if Artsakh authorities allowed monitoring of mines. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Then Azerbaijan officially demanded the resignation of Artsakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan, calling him a "Russian puppet" and promising to start negotiations with Artsakh after Vardanyan's removal. (armenianweekly.com)
  • After organizing an ambush against Artsakh policemen on March 5 and killing three of them, Azerbaijan took control of the alternative mountain passes, which allowed it to reach Lisagor from Stepanakert circumventing "eco-activists. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Simultaneously, Azerbaijan clearly stated that it would never accept any international presence in Artsakh after the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers either in November 2025 or later. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Meanwhile, as Azerbaijan realized its clearly defined strategy to strangle Artsakh, Armenia's actions were much less consistent and coherent. (armenianweekly.com)
  • Compare Poland from 1982-89 to Azerbaijan since 1993 to today. (democracyweb.org)
  • Eritrea, a country of about 6 million people gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after years of armed struggle. (africanews.com)
  • A 2016 attempted coup caused Erdogan to crack down on opposition while constitutional changes in 2017 further concentrated his power. (planetwatch.earth)
  • In 2017, Iraq's Kurdish provinces held a referendum on independence. (usip.org)
  • On May 28, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won re-election, the second such time he has defended himself for that office, the first since the presidency was granted immense new powers in 2017, and, for the first time, he succeeded in a runoff vote against an opposition that at once seemed more organized than ever and fatally flawed from the start. (fpri.org)
  • The overthrow of the Russian tsar in 1917 and the end of World War I in 1918 gave Azeris the opportunity to establish their long-held aspiration of national independence. (democracyweb.org)
  • In 1918, the country of Azerbaijan came into being after the Russian empire fell. (planetwatch.earth)
  • Kurdish separatist groups have sought independence since 1918, both during the monarchy and since the 1979 revolution. (usip.org)
  • The opposition threatened to boycott parliament but did not call for any street protests. (wikipedia.org)
  • In response, the government called snap parliamentary elections in June as a means to overcome the country's internal political crisis and to quell continuous opposition protests. (freedomhouse.org)
  • It is one of three border regions-along with Khuzestan in the southwest and Sistan and Baluchistan in the east-with volatile ethnic issues that have led to protests, strife and calls for autonomy or independence. (usip.org)
  • Pashinyan believes that be it official or villager, soldier or businessman, teacher or worker, everyone participates in the independence referendum every day and must reaffirm their vote for independence, sovereignty and democracy. (jam-news.net)
  • Tens of thousands of Kurds in #Iran 'ian occupied #Kurdistan celebrate the independence referendum in Bashur. (usip.org)
  • In addition to the limited competences of the Milli Mejlis under the Constitution, it draws attention to the fact that not all opposition forces are represented in parliament, which is detrimental to true political dialogue and effective parliamentary oversight. (coe.int)
  • If in 1995, there were about 15 opposition MPs, in 2010, opposition forces were not represented in parliament. (azerbaijantoday.az)
  • In 2010, the parliament of Azerbaijan approved a policy of allowing foreign military bases in the country. (sourcewatch.org)
  • 2. The Assembly takes note of the authorities' concerns over the security and the stability of the country due to alleged threats from abroad, in particular the alleged risks to Azerbaijan from the situation in Ukraine. (coe.int)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Whilst the Visegrad Group countries' fears that Russia would regain influence over them never materialized, the recent war in Ukraine is a vivid demonstration that the development, independence, or even the very existence of Associated Trio countries is under threat from Russia. (lu.se)
  • The opposition criticised the democratic record of the government and accused them of using their authority to intimidate and bribe voters, a charge which the government denied. (wikipedia.org)
  • Azerbaijan enjoyed just over one year of democratic rule following independence. (democracyweb.org)
  • With a view to the forthcoming general elections to be held in November 2015, the Monitoring Committee has looked into the functioning of the democratic institutions in Azerbaijan and assessed the state of implementation of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Assembly in January 2013. (coe.int)
  • The Monitoring Committee recognises the progress made by Azerbaijan with regard to the establishment of the legislative framework in some areas crucial for the functioning of democratic institutions since its accession to the Council of Europe. (esiweb.org)
  • One of the few times that Azerbaijan is recognized as a Muslim nation in the film is during a scene of political strategizing, when one of the independence activists, Fatali Khan Khoyski, said: "Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could become the first democratic Muslim nation? (eurasianet.org)
  • Azerbaijan was seized in the Arab conquests in the 7th century AD and most Azeris converted to Islam. (democracyweb.org)
  • In Bulgaria (111th), which remains in the region's lowest position, an attempt by the public radio management to suspend the experienced journalist Silvia Velikova, a government critic, has highlighted the lack of independence of Bulgaria's public broadcasting media and the hold some political leaders have over their editorial policy. (rsf.org)
  • Azerbaijan has exposed and arrested a number of Iranians, Hizbullah operatives, and local activists on suspicion of involvement in terror and subversion. (rightsidenews.com)
  • By agreement of the Parties, the construction of new transport communications linking the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with the western regions of Azerbaijan shall be ensured. (president.az)
  • This is mainly due to the electoral system, which is a one-round majoritarian system, similar to that of the United Kingdom, which favours both the ruling party and independent candidates, and, moreover, as the opposition in Azerbaijan is very divided and opposition candidates are often competing against each other, they thus weaken each other. (coe.int)
  • In Spain (29th), the worrying electoral breakthrough by the far-right VOX party and attacks against journalists by its supporters came on top of violence carried out by pro-independence demonstrators in Catalonia. (rsf.org)
  • Aside from the three countries listed in this Essential Principle study guide (Poland, Venezuela, Azerbaijan), identify some other examples of Free, Partly Free, and Not Free countries (see other Country Studies or Freedom House's list of countries in its Freedom in the World survey). (democracyweb.org)
  • This Monday, July 5, with the firm conviction that sooner rather than later a new wave of liberation and emancipation of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean will arise, President Nicolás Maduro participated in the civic-military parade to celebrate 210 years since Venezuela's Declaration of Independence of Venezuela. (orinocotribune.com)
  • But if we talk about priorities," Golosov concludes, "then it seems to me that the foreign opposition should formulate an approach to the transformation of Russia that would separate that process to the maximum extent possible from external factors. (russianewsreview.org)
  • Southern Azerbaijan remained under Persian control and was incorporated into current-day Iran, where two thirds of Azeri-speaking people live. (democracyweb.org)
  • Iran continues its covert subversive activity in Azerbaijan including through Lebanese Hizbullah, which is providing assistance to local terrorist and espionage cells. (rightsidenews.com)
  • Both Iran and Azerbaijan are Shiite, and both have territorial claims that sometimes rise to the surface. (rightsidenews.com)
  • Some in Iran refuse to accept the loss of the province of northern Azerbaijan, which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the beginning of the nineteenth century. (rightsidenews.com)
  • And to the north, in Azerbaijan, Iran views the "Israeli threat" as the most tangible of all, both in terms of a platform for a military attack and a base for intelligence gathering and special operations against Iran, which claims the assassins of its nuclear scientists came from Azerbaijan. (rightsidenews.com)
  • 1. The Parliamentary Assembly acknowledges the complex geopolitical context of Azerbaijan as it tries to balance its relations with the European Union, Turkey, Iran and the other Caspian Sea neighbours, the Russian Federation and the United States. (coe.int)
  • But Iran's Kurds arguably came the closest in January 1946, when separatists declared independence from Iran and founded the short-lived Republic of Mahabad in the northwest. (usip.org)
  • The self-governed enclave had 10,000 fighters at its disposal according to Azerbaijan, whose own army - estimated at over 120,000-strong by Western experts - dwarfed it. (inquirer.net)
  • The opposition was expected to do well in the upcoming parliamentary elections after the leader of the opposition Movement 88 party, Eduard Aghabekian, was elected mayor of Stepanakert in August 2004 defeating a government backed candidate. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first parliamentary elections during the years of independence were held in 1995. (azerbaijantoday.az)
  • The National Council", Azerbaijan's Opposition umbrella body, outlines requirements ahead of elections. (electionswatch.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)
  • The opposition was rightly criticized abroad for its harsh insistence on returning refugees to Syria in the runup to the second round of voting, making Erdoğan, and by extension his virulently ultranationalist partners in the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), seem caring and moderate in comparison. (fpri.org)
  • The committee expresses deep concerns over the crackdown on human rights in Azerbaijan, where working conditions for NGOs and human rights defenders have significantly deteriorated, and by the increasing number of reprisals against independent media and advocates of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan. (coe.int)
  • Freedom House grades Azerbaijan a 10 and labels the country not free. (planetwatch.earth)
  • Today, Iranian-Azeri relations are being influenced more and more by the geostrategic environment, leading Tehran to a more menacing stance toward what it sees as the threat posed by Israel via Azerbaijan. (rightsidenews.com)
  • They are primarily concentrated in Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Ilam provinces. (usip.org)
  • For example, the lawyer of Agil Humbatov, a member of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party widely considered a political prisoner (see section 1.e.), stated that Humbatov's initial testimony was coerced under torture after his arrest on August 11. (state.gov)
  • They will have before them two reports on Azerbaijan: one on political prisoners and one on the "honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan. (esiweb.org)
  • It is enough to take just a glance at the socio-political and socioeconomic panorama of Azerbaijan during this period to understand what path it has taken. (azerbaijantoday.az)
  • The new policy would allow "the temporary accommodation of foreign military bases" in Azerbaijan under international accords and "in the case of radical changes in Azerbaijan's military-political situation. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Although there were more than 50 political parties, the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party continued to dominate the political system. (state.gov)
  • Azerbaijan is a small country in area (112th in the world in size at 86,600 square kilometers) as well as in population (9.7 million people, ranked 91st). (democracyweb.org)
  • In this context, Azerbaijan is a particularly important country with its energy resources playing a pivotal role, particularly as the European Union is seeking to diversify away from Russian energy supplies, which has considerably strengthened Baku's strategic position in recent months. (coe.int)
  • After Azerbaijan signed die first oil agreement with foreign companies (the PSA on the development of the Azeri-Chiraq- Gunashli fields) in September 1994, discussions began both inside and outside the country: what sort of path of future development will the country take? (azerbaijantoday.az)
  • 2.0 2.1 2.2 Country profile: Azerbaijan , BBC , accessed November 2010. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Celebrating independence today, 210 years later, means a commitment to restore the socialist welfare state built in these years of the Bolivarian Revolution, regain the economic prosperity of the country, overcome criminal sanctions and find the path of sustainable development," said President Maduro. (orinocotribune.com)
  • The sports event served to internationally portray Azerbaijan as a rapidly developing country and in this way to increase national consciousness within the society, which was lacking a collective narrative in the post-Soviet era. (cambridge.org)
  • There are very few fellow members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) who have been to Azerbaijan as regularly over the past decade as Pedro Agramunt, the conservative Spanish senator, a businessman from Valencia. (esiweb.org)
  • The opposition accused the government of having a system of buying votes and using threats of dismissal from work unless people voted the right way. (wikipedia.org)
  • Opposition parties have ratcheted up their criticisms against the government over massive corruption and graft claims in their pre-election rallies, accusing the prime minister and government members of robbing the state and the people. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • Even following independence, many Ukrainians preferred to speak Russian, though this has steadily shifted as the government promoted the use of Ukrainian in areas such as education. (cherwell.org)
  • Azerbaijan is a republic with a population of approximately 8.2 million and a presidential form of government. (state.gov)
  • From 1982 to 1989, the government banned the Solidarity trade union and repressed opposition activity. (democracyweb.org)
  • Split within the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party dismissed as another government ploy by leading opposition newspaper. (electionswatch.org)
  • The opposition needs to recognize this rather than assume that taking this position will bring it victory. (russianewsreview.org)
  • However it has not been internationally recognised and Azerbaijan still claims the area as part of its state. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tens of thousands of flights as well as around 100,000 U.S.-led forces have passed through Azerbaijan since the Afghan war began in 2001. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The Republic of Azerbaijan shall guarantee the safety of citizens, vehicles and goods traveling along the Lachin corridor in both directions. (president.az)
  • The committee welcomes the resumption of the activities of a Joint Working Group on Human Rights Issues following the agreement between the Council of Europe Secretary General and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in August 2014. (coe.int)
  • In Azerbaijan, we witness at this very moment a wave of repression against independent journalists, youth protesters, election observers, o pposition leaders and Muslim believers, with many receiving long jail terms. (esiweb.org)
  • As the report notes a few paragraphs after praising the Judicial Legal Council, this institution was unfortunately "not tasked with ensuring and implementing judicial independence," as this is the job of the president. (esiweb.org)
  • Judicial Framework and Independence rating improved from 2.50 to 2.75 due to the Constitutional Court's meaningful check on the executive branch, as seen in the case of former president Robert Kocharyan, as well as the government's first steps towards enhancing the integrity of the justice system. (freedomhouse.org)
  • The party then went into opposition. (wikipedia.org)
  • On October 22, Azerbaijan Popular Front Party activist Mutallim Orujov, who was deported from Germany and returned to Azerbaijan on June 1, reportedly was summoned by the State Security Service and disappeared for five days. (state.gov)
  • ANIP was the first party to receive registration in Azerbaijan in 1992. (trend.az)
  • The opposition criticised the conduct of the election but international election monitors generally praised the election. (wikipedia.org)
  • The election was regarded as illegitimate by Azerbaijan and their ally Turkey. (wikipedia.org)
  • The days after the election were overshadowed by the beating of an opposition candidate, Pavel Manukian, by members of the army, although it was denied that this had anything to do with the election. (wikipedia.org)
  • NIPA calls the International Union to say no to the Armenian's aggressive policy and to call the occupier to free the territories of Azerbaijan. (azglobus.net)