Azerbaijan News News Azerbaijan » Government: Azerbaijan government comped trip to New York City mayoral aides
NEW YORK — A former New York City mayoral aide, whose home was raided by federal agents last fall, visited Azerbaijan with another Eric Adams official last year, according to public documents and ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: In Presidential Election, Azerbaijan's Government Makes It Clear There Is No Alternative
At a debate held before Azerbaijan's February 7 presidential election, the viewer could be forgiven for not being sure who was supporting the incumbent and who represented the opposition. "President ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: Daughter of Political Prisoner in Azerbaijan: Gov’t Is Using COP29 as Chance to “Enrich the Regime”
In Baku, Azerbaijan, Democracy Now! continues our coverage of the 2024 U.N. climate summit and its host country’s record on human rights. “Considering that our economy is completely relying on oil and ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: Azerbaijan's lawyer defends defamation suit against CNN
Azerbaijan is very upset about a June 5 report on CNN that Israeli troops had used the country as a staging area for attacks on Iran. The country’s government says that the report, based on anonymous ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: Azerbaijan: Free Academic Facing Bogus Charges
(Berlin, July 23, 2024) – Azerbaijan should free Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, an academic arrested a year ago who is facing up to 17 years in prison on trumped-up charges, and end its crackdown on activists ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: Azerbaijan’s K Street play to revive foreign aid
AZERBAIJAN LOBBIES FOR ASSISTANCE CASH — The government of Azerbaijan is leaning on K Street to help it capture millions in U.S. government cash as a peace treaty with Armenia remains in limbo. — The ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: Azerbaijan’s opposition leader deteriorating in prison, warns family
Azerbaijani regime ‘trying to break’ opposition leader by denying him safe water in prison, family warn - The family of Ali Karimli claims the regime is ‘deliberately trying to break him’ as they urge ...
News Azerbaijan » Government: In Azerbaijan, the government takes treason seriously — or does it?
Over this past summer, authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two young scholars, accusing them of treason. Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samadov were both accused of treason and sentenced to months in ...