Conversation with Ilham Aliyev about pressure on civil society       In April of this year, Azerbaijan lost its “full member” status at the organization and gained a “candidate” status, which shows that the civil society in Azerbaijan is facing a problematic situation.   According to her, President Aliyev related the pressures against the civil society to “some instability in the region.”   Clare Short served

  Summary: Second Hearing during the Trial of Leyla and Arif Yunus (July 27 2015)   ·      A witness for the prosecution, Rena Safaraliyeva, the head of the Transparency International Azerbaijani Chapter, concluded her time on the stand with a grilling from defence lawyers. Safaraliyeva, who claims to be a victim in the case, testified about the alleged damages she had suffered. Safaraliyeva failed to substantiate