Saturday, February 04, 2012


Latest Azerbaijan News

Writer Rafiq Tagi died in November

Hospital Cleared Over Azeri Writer's Death

Law enforcement officials in Azerbaijan have ruled that medical personnel were not to blame for the death of a prominent writer being treated in a Baku hospital. More

Loading coal in Kazakhstan's Daulet village

Central Asia Bottom Of Environment Index

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq -- countries that have long occupied the lower rungs on corruption and freedoms rankings -- now have another disappointing evaluation to add to this list: they're positioned at the very bottom of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). More

'Plot To Kill' Israel Envoy Foiled

Three Azerbaijani citizens have been arrested in connection with a plot to kill Israeli Ambassador Michael Lotem and a teacher and a rabbi at the Chabad Jewish school in Baku. More

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (file photo)

Turkey: French Genocide Bill 'Racist'

Turkey has denounced as “racist" and "discriminatory” a new French measure making it a criminal offense to deny that a genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks occurred. More

Kazakh police try to pacify protesters in Almaty who were rallying against measures taken by the authorities to suppress demonstrations in the oil town of Zhanaozen. At least 16 people were killed in violent clashes between police and demonstrators.

Rights Group Says Dictators Cracking Down, In Fear Of 'Arab Spring' Redux

The U.S.-based rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) says fears that pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world might spread to Central Asia fueled a crackdown on dissent in that region last year. More

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Caucasus Report -- Blogging The Caucasus

How Long Will Umarov's Ban On Terrorism Last?

Doku Umarov, the self-styled Caucasus Emirate leader, has resurfaced after a six-month silence and ordered the end of attacks by his fighters on civilian targets in Russia. More

South Ossetian Acting, Elected Presidents On Collision Course

It seems there is still no end in sight to the political stalemate that has prevailed in South Ossetia ever since disputed presidential elections late last year. More
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Features & Commentary

In Baku, Eurovision Supervisor Talks Of Human Rights, Hopes For Event

Azerbaijan has hosted its first formal ceremony as this year's host of the Eurovision Song Contest, unveiling its logo and slogan and participating in the official handover of the contest to Baku from last year's host, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Explainer: France's New Genocide Law Is About More Than Ottoman Armenians

The French parliament has grabbed headlines this week by passing legislation under which it would be a crime to deny that the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 was genocide.
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