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Interview | De Waal: ‘Is it time to come up with a bigger offer to Abkhazia?’

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Thomas de Waal is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, a London-based think tank.

Thomas de Waal, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and a prolific writer on the South Caucasus recently sat down with OC Media. He discussed democracy in Abkhazia and the inter­na­tion­al community’s role there, and the recent thaw in relations between Armenia and Azer­bai­jan.

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Charges dropped against Huseynov after thousands rally in Baku

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(Meydan TV)

The Azer­bai­jani author­i­ties have dropped new charges against impris­oned anti-cor­rup­tion blogger Mehman Huseynov following large protests in the capital. Thousands gathered in Baku on Saturday calling for Huseynov’s release and an end to political pros­e­cu­tions and cor­rup­tion in the country.

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Taxes, corruption, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Turkey: Pashinyan’s vision for the ‘New Armenia’

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Having swept to power in a landslide electoral victory, the new gov­ern­ment of rev­o­lu­tion­ary leader Nikol Pashinyan is now laying out its vision for a ‘New Armenia’ — with ambitious plans for peace and reform.

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Pashinyan and Aliyev vow to reduce tensions after meeting in Tajikistan

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A still from a video at the summit

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azer­bai­jani President Ilham Aliyev have vowed to reduce tensions and set up a direct hotline between the two sides, after a meeting in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. [Read more…]

Angela Merkel concludes visits to Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and German Chan­cel­lor Angela Merkel (Facebook)

German Chan­cel­lor Angela Merkel has concluded a three-day long tour to the South Caucasus. During her trip Merkel faced questions about Georgia’s Western ambitions, her position on the region’s conflicts, and human rights abuses in Azer­bai­jan, and also suggested Georgians may soon be able to work in Germany. [Read more…]

The Afgan Mukhtarli case: an investigation stalled?

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A screen­shot from the February interview with Afgan Mukhtarli (/Rustavi 2)

Since exiled Azer­bai­jani jour­nal­ist Afgan Mukhtarli dis­ap­peared from Tbilisi, reap­pear­ing a day later in an Azer­bai­jani jail, sus­pi­cions of Georgian involve­ment in his kid­nap­ping have remained. Mukhtarli himself has accused the Georgian gov­ern­ment of com­plic­i­ty, and while this is a charge they deny, local rights groups are becoming impatient with the pace and trans­paren­cy of the official inves­ti­ga­tion into his dis­ap­pear­ance.

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Aliyev wins 4th presidential term in election plagued by ‘serious violations’

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(president.az)

Ilham Aliyev is to serve a fourth pres­i­den­tial term in Azer­bai­jan, with the Central Election Com­mis­sion announc­ing he received 86% of votes in Wednesday’s snap election. The oppo­si­tion-leaning Meydan TV reported major vio­la­tions, airing footage of people voting multiple times at different polling stations. Inter­na­tion­al observers said the election ‘lacked genuine com­pe­ti­tion’, and reported ‘serious vio­la­tions’ including ballot-box stuffing. [Read more…]

Azerbaijan opposition parties protest snap presidential elections

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The rally in Baku (Caucasian Knot)

Several thousand people protested in Baku on 10 March, in a rally organised by Azerbaijan’s two largest oppo­si­tion groups against President Ilham Aliyev. The groups have announced they plan to boycott the pres­i­den­tial elections scheduled for 11 April. [Read more…]

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