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Ali Malikov (left) and Parvin Alakbar (right). Photos via social media.
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OC Media contributor and Azerbaijani queer activist faces extradition from Turkey

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Ali Malikov, an Azerbaijani queer rights activist and OC Media contributor, along with their transgender Azerbaijani friend, have been detained in Turkey after joining a feminist demonstration. They could face deportation from the country. Ali Malikov and their friend Parvin Alakbar were detained in Istanbul after taking part in a march commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Alex Shah, an Azerbaijani transgender activist and journ

Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the EU Vagif Sadigov and Armenia’s Ambassador to Belgium and the EU Tigran Balayan.
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Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador accused of threatening and insulting Armenian counterpart in Brussels

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Armenia has accused Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the EU of threatening and insulting his Armenian counterpart at a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. On Tuesday, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan told journalists that Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador, Vagif Sadigov, threatened Armenia’s Ambassador, Tigran Balayan, during a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels.  Hovhannisyan said that Armenia informed Belgium and the EU of the incident, and

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