June 12, 2026
“Together We Are Strong” — A Call to Keep Our Voices Alive
I am writing these lines today not only as a journalist, but as a person who has spent years witnessing painful and...
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Caspian Watch
Opinion/Think Tank
Opinion, think tank commentary, political context, and analytical writing.
June 11, 2026
From Trials in Absentia to NO-ID Journalism: An Anonymous Journalism Model Against Transnational Repression
The statement published by Human Rights Watch on June 10, 2026, shows that the situation around freedom of expression in Azerbaijan is...
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June 10, 2026
From Soviet Power to Family Rule: Azerbaijan’s Unique Authoritarian Model in the Post-Soviet Space
Kamran Nasirli tries such as Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine have maintained democratic processes, but their systems remain fragile and are often...
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June 10, 2026
Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoner Crisis Exposes a Deepening Institutional Breakdown
Kamran Nasirli The issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has for decades remained one of the clearest indicators of the deep structural...
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June 9, 2026
NO-ID Journalism: A New Initiative Against the Silencing of Journalism
Abid Gafarov – Founder of Caspian Watch To be a journalist in Azerbaijan today is no longer merely a professional choice. It...
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June 8, 2026
Whose Interests Are Served by Creating Tension Between Azerbaijan and Iran?!
Arastun Orujlu writes: A brief reminder to those who reacted emotionally to the report aired by CNN and immediately started raising a...
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June 8, 2026
The Black Gold That Built Empires — But Failed to Build Azerbaijan
Kamran Nasirli writes: When speaking about Azerbaijani oil, it is important not to confuse “the first extraction of oil” with “the first...
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May 15, 2026
Azerbaijan’s 25 Years in the Council of Europe: A Critical Assessment
Atakhan Vali Abilov is a lawyer. From 1991 to 1997, he worked as a lecturer at Baku State University. Between 1997 and...
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May 14, 2026
Dissident Scholar Bahruz Samadov Invited to Address UN Forum
Political scientist Bahruz Samadov who has been imprisoned since 2024 for his anti-war writings received an invitation to address the UN Human...
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May 13, 2026
Joshgun Musayev- resident of Soyudlu village
Joshgun Musayev- resident of Soyudlu village Date of arrest: 22 June 2023 100 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer...
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July 10, 2026
Azerbaijani Authorities Seek Three-Year Closed Prison Regime for Activist Nicad Ibrahim
Azerbaijani prison authorities are seeking to transfer imprisoned civic activist Nicad Ibrahim to a closed prison regime for three years. His wife,...
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July 10, 2026
Imprisoned Journalist Aytac Tapdig Describes Severe Breathing Problems and Poor Medical Care in Detention
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Aytac Tapdig (Ahmadova) has written about the deterioration of her health and the conditions of medical care at the...
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