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Opinion | Cosmetic touch-ups won’t break Azerbaijan’s cycle of crisis

The Azerbaijani government must address the underlying issues instead of buying time with nonsolutions.

Opinion | Cosmetic touch-ups won’t break Azerbaijan’s cycle of crisis

By Arzu Geybulla

The Azerbaijani government must address the underlying issues instead of buying time with nonsolutions.

Azerbaijan increases minimum wage

The minimum monthly wage will increase from ₼180 ($110) to ₼250 ($150) as of 1 September.

Azerbaijan increases minimum wage

The minimum monthly wage will increase from ₼180 ($110) to ₼250 ($150) as of 1 September.

Activists occupy ‘historic’ building in Baku to prevent demolition

Around 200 people have gathered inside the former Molokan church and the site of the first Azerbaijani radio station.

Activists occupy ‘historic’ building in Baku to prevent demolition

Around 200 people have gathered inside the former Molokan church and the site of the first Azerbaijani radio station.

Proposals to include Nagorno-Karabakh in peace talks raise red flags in Azerbaijan

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially on 29 March.

Proposals to include Nagorno-Karabakh in peace talks raise red flags in Azerbaijan

By Seymur Kazimov

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially on 29 March.

Armenia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh’s return to the negotiating table

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially this Friday.

Armenia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh’s return to the negotiating table

By Marine Kharatyan

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially this Friday.

Aliyev frees 52 ‘political prisoners’ as part of Novruz amnesty

Almost 400 prisoners in Azerbaijan were pardoned in total, after President Ilham Aliyev issued an amnesty to mark the Novruz holiday.

Aliyev frees 52 ‘political prisoners’ as part of Novruz amnesty

Almost 400 prisoners in Azerbaijan were pardoned in total, after President Ilham Aliyev issued an amnesty to mark the Novruz holiday.

‘The appearance of change’ — Azerbaijanis question if the government is opening up

After their reaction to public opinion on a number of issues, many in Azerbaijan have questioned if the government is changing course for the better.

‘The appearance of change’ — Azerbaijanis question if the government is opening up

By Kamran Mahmudov

After their reaction to public opinion on a number of issues, many in Azerbaijan have questioned if the government is changing course for the better.

Opinion | A plea, a protest, and a good president: cosmetic changes in a cosmetic country

A government U-turn in Azerbaijan on compensation for war victims and other concessions are only cosmetic changes to a country filled with injustice.

Opinion | A plea, a protest, and a good president: cosmetic changes in a cosmetic country

By Arzu Geybulla

A government U-turn in Azerbaijan on compensation for war victims and other concessions are only cosmetic changes to a country filled with injustice.

Interview | De Waal: ‘Is it time to come up with a bigger offer to Abkhazia?’

Thomas de Waal is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, a London-based think tank.

Interview | De Waal: ‘Is it time to come up with a bigger offer to Abkhazia?’

Thomas de Waal is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, a London-based think tank.

Charges dropped against Huseynov after thousands rally in Baku

Supporters hope Huseynov will soon be freed from jail.

Charges dropped against Huseynov after thousands rally in Baku

Supporters hope Huseynov will soon be freed from jail.