A son of the leader of opposition the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (AXCP) has been sentenced to 25 days in jail.
The relocation of some 500 Lezgins from northern Azerbaijan to Daghestan is finally under way, after three years of discussions about who, exactly, would pick up the check.
Azerbaijan's main opposition coalition held a rally in the capital Baku on September 22 to boost support ahead of the country's October 9 presidential election .
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of an independent Azerbaijani journalist and demanded his immediate release.
The second televised debate ahead of Azerbaijan's October presidential election was interrupted when one of the nine candidates on stage hurled a bottle of water at the main opposition candidate, Camil Hasanli.
Nine of Azerbaijan's 10 presidential candidates were on hand for the September 19 debate, plus a representative who read a statement for incumbent candidate President Ilham Aliyev. But things spiraled out of control when Hafiz Haciyev began to shout and gesture threateningly toward the main opposition hopeful, Camil Hasanli, who continued to try to make his point before Haciyev stood up and threw a plastic water bottle that glanced off the table in front of Hasanli. Haciyev was then escorted from the studio. (RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service)
Parviz Hasimli, a journalist for an independent newspaper in Azerbaijan, has been arrested and charged with illegal weapon and drugs possession.
Ten candidates have been registered for Azerbaijan's October 9 presidential election. But only one is a true opponent of the ruling regime.
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Armenian Service, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele told Service Director Harry Tamrazian that Azerbaijan needs to make key reforms on human rights in order to move forward in its dialogue with the EU. Fuele said that observers are closely watching the democratic process in the run-up to Azerbaijan's presidential elections in October.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele says Brussels is still eager to pursue deeper ties with Yerevan even if Armenia goes ahead with plans to join a Russian-led Customs Union.
Additional charges have been brought against eight activists of the opposition NIDA youth movement in Azerbaijan.
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that deplores different types of pressure being exercised by Russia on the EU's Eastern neighbors.
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