RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 10:52
"Accusations of espionage in pro-government media against dissidents and independent voices were common during the Soviet era, and we are seeing them again in many of the states that emerged from the Soviet Union."
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 12:10
The move came after pro-government media outlets last week claimed Ismayilova had handed files on Azerbaijani opposition politicians and other prominent figures to U.S. Senate staffers who were allegedly working as U.S. intelligence agents.
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 14:27
Police and local officials were present during the protest but did not interfere.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 08:23
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has described the political opposition in his country as "venal groups who sold their conscience for money from abroad."
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:11
The Minsk Group has been encouraged by the November 2013 meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the decrease in incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since that meeting.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 13:33
“The only way to deal with police is to bribe them:-)” wrote one reader. “Thank you for this research, but I still doubt that inspectors will back off when we show them this in Azerbaijan,” wrote another.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:47
Mammadov faces up to three years in jail if found guilty. His friends and relatives say the case is politically motivated.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 07:53
The head of an election watchdog in Azerbaijan, Anar Mammadli, has officially been charged with tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship, and using his office to falsify election results.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 08:17
The Azerbaijani parliament has obliged foreign nongovernmental organizations to appoint Azerbaijani citizens as deputy chiefs, including in branch offices.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 08:12
The United States says it is "deeply troubled" by the arrest of the head of an election watchdog in Azerbaijan.