Azerbaijan, Land of Intolerance Editorial Board, The Washington Post  25 September 2015 Image: Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, votes in a referendum as his wife, Mehriban, and daughter Leila, far right, watch in 2009. (David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters) Copyright The Washington Post The Fisrt lady of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva, recently was in Paris, where she opened a photo exhibition titled “Azerbaijan, Land of Tolerance.” An inquiring

Azerbaijan expels visiting Human Rights Watch representative Reuters 31 March 2015   (Reuters) - Azerbaijan expelled a Human Rights Watch researcher on Tuesday after barring him from entering the country to attend the trial of two Azeri rights activists and holding him for 31 hours, the rights group said. Human Rights Watch said Azeri officials gave no reason for sending back Georgy Gogia, who had flown in from Georgia on Monday, and said the

Armenia and Azerbaijan: Seeking Compromise By Stefani Glinskie, New Eastern Europe August 14, 2014   The South Caucasus has recently seen a rollercoaster of events amidst gunfire, Twitter wars and subsequent peace talks. Tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared up over the past weeks, as casualties rocketed on both sides in what has been the worst fighting in two decades. Both parties have now agreed to “compromise” and a peaceful solution

Videos of Captives Further Fuel Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict By Giorgi Lomsadze, Eurasianet.org August 12, 2014   A video of the capture of an Armenian man who died in Azerbaijani captivity last week is fuelling anger in Armenia over claims that Azerbaijani forces tortured an unarmed Armenian villager to death. As so much in this brutal conflict, it comes with controversy from the other side, too. Footage showing a middle-aged Azerbaijani

Putin meets with Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders By The Japan Times   August 11, 2014   MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a joint meeting Sunday with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as concerns mount over the escalation of fighting over the South Caucasus region Nagorno-Karabakh. Putin met with Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Sochi to discuss rising tensions in the disputed

Gay Azerbaijan Teenager Set Ablaze by Homophobic Parents By Dominic Glover, International Business Times   August 12, 2014   A teenager fled for his life after being set ablaze in a homophobic attack by his own parents after they found out he was gay. The incident happened in Azerbaijan and reportedly came after the 18-year-old, known only as Malik, had been blackmailed on social media. His mother and father were sent a photo of him at

Will Armenia and Azerbaijan reach a negotiated solution? By Vartan Oskanian, Aljazeera August 10, 2014   Fighting in Ukraine, and Russia-West rivalries complicate a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabkh conflict. Given all that is happening in the Middle East and Ukraine, no one seems to have the patience for escalation, casualties and bloodshed any where else. During the past two weeks, the ceasefire violations at the line of contact between the

Death Toll Rises in Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict   By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press   August 4, 2014   Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday both reported more losses in a sharp escalation of fighting over the South Caucasus region Nagorno-Karabakh, with 18 soldiers now confirmed dead. The Azerbaijani region and some adjacent territory have been under the control of Armenian soldiers and ethnic Armenian local troops since the end in 1994

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