Unjustly jailed Azerbaijan blogger Huseynov who has been serving a 2-year prison sentence faces new charges without evidence of assaulting a authorities.
Azerbaijan articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Azerbaijan opposition vow to boycott snap presidential vote
Azerbaijan’s main opposition parties pledged to boycott a snap election expected to extend the rule of dictator Aliyev
Georgia Sucked Into Case of Abducted Azeri Journalist
The wife of a Tbilisi-based Azeri investigative journalist has turned down Georgia’s citizenship offer
The Trials and Tribulations of an Azerbaijani Dissident
A prominent Azeri dissident and journalist was kidnapped near his home in the capital of Georgia
Assuring More Azerbaijan Dissidents Get Their Freedom
One time release of Azerbaijan dissidents spurs calls for more of their brethren to be released
Azerbaijan Corruption Investigator Jailing is a Tragedy
Leading journalist reporting on Azerbaijan corruption in government in prison after Aliyev story
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Reject Putin Aggression
Many in Eastern Europe and Central Asia united in fear of familiar Soviet-style conquer of Crimea
Massive Protests Follow Stolen Azerbaijan Election
Dictatorship’s stolen Azerbaijan elections sparking unprecedented democracy protests
Azerbaijan: the Mafia Dictatorship
Massive fraud in this election has reinforced tyranny underway in Azerbaijan: the Mafia State
Azerbaijan Dictatorship’s Fraudulent Elections
Fake elections take place as Azerbaijan Dictatorship’s democracy activists violently repressed