Georgia–Azerbaijan Relations

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Screenshots of Azerbaijani state news agency Azertac’s coverage of Georgian politics and elections.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Azerbaijani state media cover Georgian Dream’s pre-election campaign

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

Over the last month, Azerbaijan’s official government news agency Azertac has published multiple articles focusing on ethnic Azerbaijani candidates running for the ruling Georgian Dream party, while failing to provide a platform for Azerbaijani opposition candidates. On 16 October, Azertac interviewed Georgian Dream MP Zaur Darghalli, who said that his party had guaranteed stability in Georgia, and elaborated on how it was able to keep the peace for the last 12 years. ‘These elections are

Tbilisi Airport. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

Afgan Sadigov

Azerbaijani journalist ‘barred from leaving Georgia’

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

An independent Azerbaijani journalist has alleged that the Georgian authorities have barred him from leaving the country, unless he travels to Azerbaijan. Afgan Sadigov, the head of the independent Azerbaijani news outlet and YouTube channel Azel.TV, claimed on 17 July that Georgian border guards prevented him and his family from flying from Tbilisi to Antalya. According to Sadigov, he was told he could only return to Azerbaijan. ‘I couldn’t leave Georgia for a third country. I have two