My personal blog, my thoughts.
Before our very eyes, the discipline of history is undergoing a terminal degradation. The writing of history books is turning into scripts for science fiction films.
Read more “Historical Hallucinations: Why History Is Replaced by Myths”
Azerbaijan has earned hundreds of billions of dollars from oil, yet they have not been able to solve even a sewage problem in Baku.
Read more “Ali Karimli speaks out on Baku flooding”
Aykhan Israfilov, a detained member of the Trade Union Confederation “Workers’ Table,” reports that in recent months he has been subjected to social isolation at Penal Institution No. 10, where he is currently held.
Read more “Detained labor rights activist Aykhan Israfilov reports social isolation and ‘Barracks Dictatorship’ in Baku Prison”
The Munich Security Conference (February 13–15) usually hosts important talks on global strategy. But the 2026 meeting saw a tense face-off between Azerbaijan’s leaders and a journalist in exile. The Aliyev government treated the conference as a carefully planned PR event. To control the message, they flew in a group of friendly journalists from outlets like AZTV, Real TV, and Public TV. This was a move to create a positive image of President Ilham Aliyev in a Western setting.
Read more “The Munich Face-off: Emin Huseynov Confronts Ilham Aliyev Amidst Tight Control”
In recent days the issue of the safety of journalists and bloggers living outside Azerbaijan has reemerged as a topic of concern. A number of media representatives and bloggers working in exile say they face pressure and threats because of their political positions and their statements criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities.
Read more “Europe is also unsafe: Azerbaijani journalists and bloggers are in danger”
The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace took place on February 19 at the U.S. Institute of Peace, drawing more than 20 heads of state, including Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Established last month at an official ceremony in Davos, the council counts 26 founding member countries, Azerbaijan among them. Trump highlighted that several nations, including Azerbaijan, have pledged over $7 billion for the restoration of the region, with the United States contributing an additional $10 billion.
Read more “Ilham Aliyev at the Board of Peace and beating of protesters”
At places like the Munich Security Conference, leaders act polite, but there’s often hidden intimidation. The government of Azerbaijan sees these meetings as places to threaten people using coded language, like a mafia. The incident with human rights advocate Emin Huseynov and Azerbaijani leaders Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva shows how diplomacy can be twisted into something criminal.
Read more “People Who Attacked Emin Huseynov Exposed”
One of the most dangerous technologies for managing society is in operation in Azerbaijan: double propaganda built on mutually exclusive theses.
Read more “The Mechanics of Deception: How Azerbaijan Constructs a “Single Nation” and Poisons Children with Lies”
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing journalists in exile after a court on January 14 sentenced U.S.-based journalist Sevinc Osmangizi to eight years in prison in absentia on charges of inciting mass riots and attempting to overthrow the state. This decision, as noted in the CPJ statement, follows a seven-year prison sentence handed down on December 23, 2025, by an Azerbaijani court to France-based journalist Ganimat Zahid on charges of calling for the state’s overthrow.
Read more “CPJ Condemns Azerbaijani Authorities’ Harassment of Journalists in Exile” According to TolishMedia, Azerbaijan is entering a new stage. This stage is called the era of digital control.
Read more “A very terrible period is coming for our people.”