Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan
Pro-gov't MP: Designate birthday of President's mother as Mothers' Day in Azerbaijan
For 70 years, Soviet Azerbaijan celebrated 28 April as a national holiday - it was conceived as the victory of revolution in the country, the date of its Sovetization and liberation of workers.
Democracy is ... POSSIBLE
Despite the arrest and conviction of one of their co-founders, Adnan Hajizade with an apparently trumped-up charges, OL! Youth movement has released a new video telling that they are still in and not disillusioned in their quests.
Azeri Ambassador proposes to rename Kazakhstan's capital in favor of Nazarbayev
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov suggested to the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to rename its capital Astana into Sultan-Ata ("Father Sultan"), Interfax-Azerbaijan reported.
EU resolution "an attempt to damage democratic image of Azerbaijan"
Recently, the European Parliament has adopted a resolution initiated mainly by Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake and Lithuanian MEP Vytautas Landsbergis condemning the current state of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan.
'In Facebook, it is not me,' says Azeri politician
Recently, one Azeri politician and analyst Ilgar Mammadov called another politician and analyst Eldar Namazov: "I've sent you a friendship request through Facebook, accept it please." Eldar Namazov raised his eyebrows in surprise: "But I have no profile in Facebook!"
Two Azeri Bloggers receive prison terms
On 11th November, despite huge international and internal pressure, Sabail District Court of Baku presided by Justice Araz Huseynov convicted two Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade on controversial hooliganism charges.
Detained Azeri blogger turns 30 in jail
Today, on 14 October, detained Azerbaijani blogger Emin Milli is celebrating his birthday in a Baku jail.
Story of a father and son, with intermission
Democratic activism is a long tradition in Hajizade family, as well as the state of being assaulted and beaten for their activities - the new element here is the fact that Adnan Hajizade now is being tried for both. A story of a father and son with intermission of sixteen years
Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan:
Ali S. Novruzov is a blogging researcher based in Baku who also writes for Global Voices Online. Ali has a...