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Azerbaijan targets ex-deputy prime minister in probe into alleged Mehdiyev coup attempt
Former First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov was dismissed from his position in 2006, after which he moved to Russia.
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Azerbaijan detains Popular Front Party chair Ali Karimli amidst crackdown on party
Ali Karimli and Mammad Ibrahim were accused of committing actions aimed at the violent seizure of power.
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Azerbaijan’s investigation into alleged coup attempt widens
Since the allegations of the coup were first announced, pro-government media have continued to share more purported details.
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Opinion | How Azerbaijan’s pro-government media is shifting the security narrative
The downfall of former Presidential Administration Head Ramiz Mehdiyev is the perfect example of authoritarian information control.
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Former Azerbaijani ‘gray cardinal’ accused of plotting to kill Aliyev
Ramiz Mehdiyev, a longtime confidant of former President Heydar Aliyev, was arrested and charged with treason on Tuesday.
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Heydar Aliyev’s longtime ally Ramiz Mehdiyev charged with treason
Mehdiyev served as head of Azerbaijan’s presidential administration from 1995-2019.
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Azerbaijani officials embroiled in coronavirus wedding scandal
Azerbaijani officials, including the prime minister, deputy head of the ruling party, and human rights commissioner have been accused of attending weddings despite the ceremonies being banned due to COVID-19. Videos of several weddings allegedly attended by officials in different parts of the country have emerged over the past week leading some to suggest that coronavirus restrictions applied only to the poor. One of the most widely shared videos was from the wedding of former MP Ilham Aliye
