RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:15
Protesters chanted antigovernment slogans and called on the country's President Ilham Aliyev to resign, accusing him of corruption and falsifying the results of the October 9 presidential election.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:13
A court sentenced Emil Samsaddinov to 9 and 1/2 years and Elmaddin Mammadov to three years in jail for provoking a brawl that led to mass protests in the town of Ismayilli in January.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:09
An Azerbaijani border officer was killed during a shootout along the Azerbaijani-Iranian frontier.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:09
Obama stopped short of congratulating Aliyev, instead wishing him "all the best" as he starts his third term in office.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 13:07
Rachel Denber, Europe and Central Asia deputy director for Human Rights Watch (HRW), has called for Mammadov's and Yaqublu's immediate release from detention.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 08:23
The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan has criticized what it calls "disgusting personal attacks" against Khadija Ismayilova, an RFE/RL investigative journalist and talk-show host in Baku.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 07:49
A court in Baku has extended the pretrial detention of Ilqar Mammadov, the head of the Republican Alternative (REAL) opposition movement.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 10:59
Azerbaijan's opposition National Council of Democratic Forces has officially nominated Oscar-winning screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov as its presidential candidate.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 10:21
Eleven leading international human rights organizations have urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to stop a blackmail campaign against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova