AZAD AZƏRBAYCAN – FREE AZERBAIJAN

-“Very little of the oil money is touching the daily lives of people…there is huge dissatisfaction with the government,”; -”Aliyev’s main idea is survival and preservation of the status quo, and that explains why there is no long-term vision.”; -”The Aliyev family fortune accounts for half of Azerbaijan’s economy.”; -“People are becoming more outspoken now, […]

  – Справедливость – как некая цель, к которой надо стремиться, существовала, существует и будет существовать всегда; -Решение конфликта военным путем является, с моей точки зрения, преступлением; -важнее другое – не жечь книги, не считать друг друга вечными врагами; -вода – замечательная штука, без нее нет жизни. Но когда воды слишком много, начинается потоп; -лучшая […]

Wide-ranging education changes meant to end the cultural isolation of Georgia’s Azeri minority may end up forcing Azeri-language schools out of existence. by Shahla Sultanova, “Tongue Twisting Reforms” 30 November 2012 KVEMO KARTLI REGION, Georgia | When her second child began school in September, Jamila Omarova felt a mixture of happiness, pride, and anxiety. It was […]

Europe’s caviar diplomacy with Azerbaijan must end By Jacqueline Hale The recent revelation that Azerbaijan has pursued a policy of bestowing gifts of caviar on parliamentarians and officials at the Council of Europe comes as no surprise to those who follow the interactions of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) with the Caspian petro-state. Amid growing evidence […]

By Marion Kipiani The President of Azerbaijan has signed into law amendments that will steeply hike the penalties for unsanctioned public gatherings. Marion Kipiani talks to experts and activists as they ponder online activism as a possible alternative to street action. Please, see also an article by Shahla Sultanova “Azerbaijan: Can Facebook Become Substitute for Live Opposition Protests?” The amendments […]