My personal blog, my thoughts.
A vast network of offshore companies, administered by service provider Trident Trust and fronted by a small group of trusted cronies, helped the Aliyevs secretly own vast real estate holdings in the British capital.
Read more “Azerbaijan’s Ruling Aliyev Family and Their Associates Acquired Dozens of Prime London Properties Worth Nearly $700 Million”
April 24 marked the 106th anniversary of the 1915–23 Armenian Genocide, which Ottoman Turkey committed. This genocide resulted in the systematic extermination of around 1.5 million Armenians. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan—with Turkey’s full support—continues its ethnic cleansing of Armenians on their indigenous land in the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus.
Read more “Azerbaijan Tortures, Murders Armenian Prisoners of War”
Its common opinion that Nagorno-Karabakh, is an unsolvable conflict as the two principles of international law contradict themselves: the right to self-determination and the right to territorial integrity.
Read more “The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan has nothing in common with Nagorno-Karabakh”
Facebook has allowed a state-backed harassment campaign targeting independent news outlets and opposition politicians in Azerbaijan to return to its platform, less than six months after it banned the troll network.
Read more “‘Facebook isn’t interested in countries like ours’: Azerbaijan troll network returns months after ban”
A VICE investigation reveals how a little-known TV station and large sums of money were part of a lobbying strategy to polish Azerbaijan’s image in Germany.
Read more “How an Authoritarian Regime Infiltrated a Government in the Heart of Europe”
Azerbaijani journalist Zeynal Ibrahimov is literally a bone in the throat of official Baku. In his book “35 Letters to His Son,” he was not afraid to speak truthfully about Azerbaijan and its society, including the most “uncomfortable” topics, as a result of which he became a political emigrant. Ibrahimov also distanced himself from the Azerbaijani opposition and human rights defenders, who do not hesitate to throw mud at the journalist with no less enthusiasm than the pro-government media for his honest and balanced position on Artsakh.
Read more “I know that I will be damned in Azerbaijan, for the dictator sits not on the throne, but in each other person”
The teacher advised the Armenian student of Vanier College in Montreal to change the Armenian surname ending in “yang”. This was revealed by Twitter user Dany Jabrayan by posting a video on his page.
Read more “Anti-Armenian propaganda in Baku spreads outside Azerbaijan”
Since the fighting with Armenia began in late September, Azerbaijan’s government has severely restricted, when not completely blocked, Internet access. Pro-government media outlets have been spared from the restrictions
Read more “Azerbaijan, the Internet in times of war”
On September 22nd, I received several reports from sources inside the Syrian National Army (SNA), the umbrella organization of all Syrian opposition factions backed by Turkey, that the first deployment of SNA men to Azerbaijan had taken place. For months before this, rumors that Turkey would be sending militants to Azerbaijans had been swirling among the SNA. “The men were taken to Turkey, forced to shave their beards and wear civilian clothes, and then they began their journey,” a Hamza Division militant in Afrin said.
Read more “Turkey’s Syrian Mercenaries in Azerbaijan “Feel Tricked” as Bodies Pile Up”
Facing growing public dissent over corruption, a mismanaged economy, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and no progress in the country’s long-running conflict with neighboring Armenia, Azerbaijan’s strong-arm ruler Ilham Aliyev decided to crack down on the opposition.
Read more “Azerbaijan’s Despotic Ruler Throws ‘Tantrum’ In Unprecedented Crackdown On Pro-Democracy Rivals”