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Several opposition and independent candidates have claimed to have been prevented from registering for 9 February’s snap parliamentary elections. Other opposition figures have reported facing pressure from the authorities to withdraw. [Read more…]
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A recent increase in food prices has left many in Azerbaijan reeling. As debate around the causes and possible solutions to the problem continue, it is the most vulnerable who are paying the biggest cost. [Read more…]
Parviz Guluzade
The popular Azerbajani rap singer Parviz Guluzade, known by the pseudonym Paster, has been arrested, and allegedly tortured by police. He had recently released a song titled ‘Gang’, which criticized Azerbaijan’s Pasha Bank. [Read more…]
Ballot boxes in Azerbaijan. Image via ena.az
Azerbaijan’s recent municipal elections have been marred by widespread reports of electoral violations, including ‘group voting’ and ballot stuffing. Several prominent activists also put forward their candidacies for the election. [Read more…]
Vafa Naghi. Photo: Turkan Bashir.
Vafa Naghi is 36-years-old former journalist and graduate of Istanbul’s Sabahattin Zaim University. She could have had a bright career in Baku or abroad. But after graduation, she moved back to Kholgaragashli, the village of her birth, to start a small sewing workshop to help the local women find jobs and their independence. After submitting this piece, she was elected to the municipal council. [Read more…]
Elvin Isayev Photo: Facebook
An Azerbaijani anti-government blogger has been deported from Ukraine to Azerbaijan just days before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due in Baku on an official visit. [Read more…]
Kandagha Amiri, an Afghan refugee in Azerbaijan, with his wife and daughter. Photo: Seymur Kazimov/OC Media.
Hundreds of Afghan refugees in Azerbaijan often find themselves stuck in legal limbo and mired in poverty. For many who are supported by the UN, dwindling funding and a lack of tailored intervention threaten to complicate their situation further. [Read more…]
German Federal Police. Official picture.
Azerbaijan’s opposition Musavat Party has found itself in hot water over an alleged fraudulent asylum scheme to Germany. After several arrests and deportations, German court documents appear to allege that the party charged would-be migrants thousands of euros in exchange for evidence they were politically persecuted. [Read more…]
The Parliament of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s opposition parties are split over whether or not to participate in upcoming snap parliamentary elections. The Musavat, ReAl, and Umid parties have announced they will take part while the Popular Front Party and others have vowed to boycott the poll. [Read more…]
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A Georgian citizen was shot and wounded by Azerbaijani border guards on Friday near the state border between the two countries. [Read more…]
