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President Ilham Aliyev addresses his ruling New Azerbaijan Party in late 2022 on the 30th anniversary of its foundation. In the 2023 Freedom of the World report, Azerbaijan ranked among the “worst of the worst” states in the areas of political rights and civil liberties. (Photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan: The veneer of democracy is peeling off Baku’s authoritarian political structure

Extended parliamentary vacancies mean 380,000 citizens have no representation.
May 11, 2023

Russian journalist: Ukrainians are confident of final victory

Ten-day tour reveals that Ukrainian national identity is stronger than ever.
May 9, 2023
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino standing beside Rustam Emomali, the speaker of the senate, mayor of Dushanbe and, also, president of the Central Asia Football Association. (Photo: Tajikistan football association)

EurasiaChat: Water and work in short supply

And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting.
Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat May 8, 2023
Baku hosted its eighth Grand Prix this year (Formula1.com)

Azerbaijan to host Formula 1 for another three years

Baku is due to host at least another three Grand Prix, but locals continue to wonder what the races bring to the country apart from disrupting movement in the capital.
May 5, 2023
butter

Kyrgyzstan, Russia ties tested by differences on trade, language

Russia is hurting close allies, fueling frustration with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU trade bloc.
Apr 21, 2023
Kazakh hunters

Kazakhstan: Security fatal for gun trade business

New rules and other restrictions have mainly affected hunters, by very far the mainstay of Kazakhstan’s firearm market.
Almaz Kumenov Apr 14, 2023
Family members of detained Shias spoke to independent media (Meydan TV screenshot)

Mass arrests of religious Shias reported in Azerbaijan

Local rights activists say hundreds of religious Shias have been arrested in recent weeks as pro-government media report on the arrests of "spies" and "traitors" working for neighboring Iran.
Apr 13, 2023
Jailed opposition figures have regularly resorted to hunger strikes under the three-decade-old Aliyev dynasty. (Interior Ministry handout)

The hunger strike: A tested tactic by Azerbaijan’s jailed activists

Recent hunger strikes by jailed opposition figures have not achieved their desired ends.
Apr 6, 2023
Victims' family members staged a protest outside the prosecutor's office (Meydan TV screenshot)

Little hope for justice from new trials on Azerbaijani military's notorious torture case

Survivors and victims' family members want accountability higher up the chain of command.
Apr 6, 2023
Petropavlovsk

Kazakhstan: The rise and fall of the separatists that weren’t

Ever since the start to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anything with the slightest whiff of separatism in Kazakhstan has elicited a harsh crackdown. Except this time.
Apr 5, 2023
(Facebook; Azerbaijani State Customs Committee)

Azerbaijan's strict customs regulations face renewed criticism

A social media post by the customs body on the confiscation of a traveler's clothes and accessories has reminded Azerbaijanis of how restrictive their country's regulations are.
Mar 29, 2023
Shia-majority Azerbaijan's post-Soviet regime has been vividly secular. (iStock)

Deaths of Islamic figures highlight political and religious divide in Azerbaijan

There were widely different reactions to the passing of the cleric and the Islamic activist, who were on opposite sides of the political spectrum.
Mar 24, 2023
Shusha is regarded as the center of Azerbaijani culture in Karabakh (State Tourism Agency)

Azerbaijan launches multi-day tours of Shusha

The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well.
Heydar Isayev Mar 21, 2023
Scorpion Season

Azerbaijani show business navigates state pressures, incentives

Members of Azerbaijan's film industry face consequences if they speak ill of the state, while those who stay in line are rewarded handsomely.
Heydar Isayev Mar 17, 2023
No laughing matter: Poperechny had his sound turned off every time he veered toward current affairs.

Uzbekistan: Russian stand-up censored over political gags

Tashkent is eager not to be seen as endorsing anti-war positions.
Mar 15, 2023

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