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Published in: oDRSearching for the ‘Armenian Lobby’
Conspiracies keep the people pliant and rulers fearless. In Azerbaijan, all dissidents are considered to be agents...
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Published in: oDRBehind the storm
At 17.40 local time on 4 December, a storm ripped through Platform 10 of the Guneshli oil and gas field, owned by...
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Published in: oDRIs the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway worth the fuss?
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway costs hundreds of millions of dollars and has been delayed several times. It is set to...
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan: ruling in bad faith
The Aliyev regime is attempting to co-opt and repress Muslim communities to strengthen its hold on power. It is...
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan's failed rebranding
No matter how much time and money Azerbaijan’s government spends making ‘friends’ in the west, the country is still...
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Published in: oDRAfter Baku, let's not forget about human rights
With the European Games in Baku over, what does the future hold for Europe's relationship with Azerbaijan?
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan’s European Games: giving sport a bad name
Rather than being a catalyst for positive change, the European Games have become a weapon in Baku’s effort to...
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Published in: oDRFrom emancipation to restraint: violence and gender inequality in Azerbaijan
Passing laws against gender-motivated violence and gender inequality is not the same as putting them into practice.
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Published in: oDRA new partnership for co-operation in the Black Sea
An economic and strategic partnership between Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey is ramping up, and turning to the West.
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Published in: oDRWhy Russia watchers should listen to Glenn Greenwald
Elites throughout the former Soviet Union are cracking down on dissent. But before Russia watchers start criticising...
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Published in: oDRThe crackdown in Azerbaijan
In allowing the Aliyev regime to suppress human rights and democracy, the West is hurting its own interests.
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Published in: oDRA free-thinker loses his freedom in Azerbaijan
On 12 January, Arif Yunus, the distinguished Azerbaijani scholar, will ‘celebrate’ his 60th birthday in a prison cell.
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan and the Ukraine crisis
The crisis in Ukraine put the Azerbaijani government in an uncomfortable position.
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Published in: oDR‘Caviar diplomacy’ hides human rights abuses in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, prominent human rights defenders are being arrested; and NGOs raided. ‘Caviar diplomacy’ covers it all up.
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Published in: oDRThe galloping militarisation of Eurasia
In recent months, attention has overwhelmingly been focused on Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. But there is a wider and...
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Published in: oDRKarabakh: 'frozen' conflict nears melting point
Amid signs that Armenia and Azerbaijan may once more be edging towards armed conflict over the disputed territory of...