Azerbaijan Democracy Act

Azerbaijani government hires US lobbying group for 300,000 USD

The Washington-based lobbying organization Podesta Group will provide PR services to the Azerbaijan authorities during the first half of 2016 for 300,000 USD. According to the contract signed by the Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US, Elin Suleymanov, they will receive...

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Khadija Ismayil: Our Country is in a Much Worse Situation than us Right Now

Journalist Khadija Ismayil has released a response to the President’s failure to include a single political prisoner in his traditional New Year pardon, despite hopes among some quarters. “I am fine. Our country is in a much worse situation than ...

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Summary of Human Rights and Political Developments in Azerbaijan (December 21-30)

The final week of the year was marked by a series of dramatic developments in Azerbaijan. In particular, the Azerbaijani Manat lost half its value on December 21, after the country’s Central Bank scrapped the currency's dollar peg amid sharp...

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Fury in Baku over Azerbaijan Democracy Act

On December 16, the chairman of the US Helsinki Commission, Chris Smith introduced the Azerbaijan Democracy Act to Promote Rule of Law, Human Rights), HR 4264, a landmark bill that will deny US visas to senior members of the Azerbaijani...

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