Residents of an Azerbaijani village say security forces have arrested scores of people after clashes between police and villagers, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
Azerbaijan isn't known for its winter sports, although in recent years it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on its ski-tourism industry.
Voters from three villages in Azerbaijan's Sabirabad Raion staged a protest on December 28 against perceived procedural violations during the December 23 municipal elections.
Jailed Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev may face a new drug-related charge, which could extend his 8 1/2 year sentence he is currently serving, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
"The New York Times" yesterday highlighted Tehran's fears of its "increasingly aggressive separatist groups," so a rare video dug up by RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service is an interesting reminder.
The president of Azerbaijan has granted amnesty to an opposition journalist who rights groups say was jailed for his critical writings.
Azerbaijan held local elections today amid reports of irregularities and falsifications, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
The two jailed Azerbaijani bloggers say they hold out no hope of a successful appeal and want to take their case to the European Court of Human Rights, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service report.
EU parliamentarians say they want a resolution critical of Azerbaijan to be seen as a warning message for authorities in Baku, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution critical of what it calls the deterioration of media freedom in Azerbaijan.
Former Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis says that deteriorating media freedom in Azerbaijan reminds him of the Soviet period and that it is time for Baku to choose whether it wants to follow the European path, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
A European Parliament working group discussed a draft resolution today on the deteriorating situation regarding freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
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