My personal blog, my thoughts.
Up to one hundred people were detained during a protest in Baku. Those who came to the rally organized by the opposition Popular Front Party demanded freedom of assembly, the release of political prisoners, the opening of Azerbaijan’s land borders and the holding of free elections.
Read more “Not everything is calm in the Baku Sultanate”
Azerbaijan’s unprovoked attack on the territory of Armenia stirred up a wave of discontent in Azerbaijan itself. Despite the ongoing propaganda and patriotic slogans, many were dissatisfied with Aliyev’s actions.
Read more “Azerbaijani people reaction to the war”
France intends to open the eyes of the world community to the true nature of the Azerbaijani regime. Thus, the Azerbaijani dissident, blogger and activist Mirzali Mahammad said on his Facebook page that until October 27, when the Nantes-Karabakh football match is scheduled, posters and billboards will be placed in the city to convey the truth about terrorist acts committed by the Azerbaijani authorities in different cities of France.
Read more “Nantes will host a campaign to notify about the terrorist acts of Azerbaijan in France”
Member of the board of the youth organization of the Musavat Party, Aziz Mamiyev, was detained on July 20 at a protest rally in Baku demanding the opening of the country’s land borders.
Read more “Musavat party member Aziz Mamiyev arrested for 30 days”
For more than 26 years, Vasif Talybov has been keeping Nakhchivan in a tight grip.
Those arrested during his reign were subjected to beatings and various tortures. Dissidents were forced into psychiatric hospitals. He also used his power to silence the independent media. Journalists and activists who criticized Talybov’s rule were subjected to pressure and arrests or were forced to leave the country.
Read more ““North Korea of Azerbaijan””
In it, Azerbaijan ranks 154th out of 180 countries, between Belarus (153) and Russia (155) and only two places above Afghanistan (156). The other two countries in the South Caucasus, Georgia and Armenia are ranked 89th and 51th respectively.
Read more “Azerbaijan scores 154 of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 Press Freedom Index”
The life of a simple Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev is hard. It was a difficult year, taxes, disasters, prostitution, banditry and a shortage in the army. Dissidents and oppositionists do not allow the country to be plundered easily!
Read more “Dissidents do not let dictator Aliyev to live happily”
Authorities send news outlets instructions on how to cover events large and small. We obtained a cache of the messages.
Read more “Azerbaijan’s pro-government media: Just following orders”
In late September Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote an article Nagorno-Karabakh: A Year of U.S. Failure in the South Caucasus.
Read more “Aliyev is turning into Saddam Hussein”
At £ 400 a night, the Sofitel on the man-made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is not cheap. Vacationers are drawn to the beachfront suites, 24-hour butler service, a choice of six outdoor pools and 500 meters (1,640 feet) of white sand reserved for guests.
Read more “Children of the President of Azerbaijan and the Dubai Real Estate Empire”