RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:47
A senior U.S. official says civil liberties in Azerbaijan have steadily worsened over the past five years and continue to deteriorate.
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 06:59
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (Democrat-Maryland) has expressed concern over the situation faced by a prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender and her husband.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 06:48
Two Azerbaijani officers and one soldier from the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region were reportedly killed in the latest border clash.
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:49
In an interview with the AzerTAj news agency on May 22, Mehdiyev called the remarks by U.S. envoy Richard Morningstar a "gross interference in the internal affairs" of Azerbaijan, which he said is "inadmissible in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 08:38
The New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Azerbaijani authorities for falling short of its Council of Europe membership commitments, even as it takes a leading role in the organization.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 06:08
Dozens of activists in Azerbaijan have clashed with police in Baku after a court issued sentences against eight activists of the youth opposition NIDA movement.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 07:56
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on April 28 that "the U.S. embassy in Baku and other Western embassies have been closely following the case," adding that Washington had raised its "concerns with senior Azerbaijani officials on several occasions."
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 08:12
Muiznieks cited several cases where Azerbaijani journalists and bloggers critical of the authorities had been jailed, persecuted, or humiliated.
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 12:35
In the last several days, five members of AXCP have been jailed for terms of between 15 and 20 days for resisting police.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 12:38
RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service journalist Khadija Ismayilova was questioned for the third consecutive day today by Azerbaijan's General Prosecutor's office, on allegations that she leaked state secrets to U.S. congressional aides visiting Baku.