Incidents

February 05, 2025 21:05

• Baku analysts consider AZAL Embraer crash report overly cautious

  In a preliminary report on the Baku-Grozny flight crash, Kazakhstan has not provided any clear conclusions about the causes of the plane crash. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Transportation has also commented on the report with excessive delicacy.

February 04, 2025 23:58

• At least five activists hospitalized after being beaten in Tbilisi

  In Georgia, at least five persons who were beaten during a protest action in Tbilisi or after their detention have been hospitalized. Politician Nika Meliya, who was released after being detained, claimed that a law enforcer kicked him while he was handcuffed. In total, about 30 people were arrested at the protest actions.

February 04, 2025 23:54

• Oppositional Telegram channels report death of a Chechen after torture

  Law enforcers have detained a native of the village of Serzhen-Yurt for putting a “Like” to a post that was unfavourable to authorities and tortured him, oppositional Telegram channels have informed.

February 04, 2025 21:09

• Baku analysts explain authorities' silence on plane crash reasons

  The absence of statements on the causes of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane may be explained by the fact that Baku and Moscow are looking for compromise wording of the investigation results.

January 29, 2025 22:12

• Georgian activist links his kidnapping to participation in protests

  Vakho Pitskhelauri, an activist, was kidnapped and beaten up by unknown persons; he managed to escape. He believes that his kidnapping had to do with his participation in protests against the policy of the “Georgian Dream” Party.

January 25, 2025 22:42

• After working with Zaira Pirova, the SK SOS Crisis Group* has to change shelter

  During the stay at the shelter of Zaira Pirova, who later left for Georgia and from there returned to Dagestan to her relatives, unknown people tried to enter the shelter for violence victims. The SK SOS Crisis Group* changed the address of the shelter; since human rights defenders found it useless to turn to the police.

January 13, 2025 17:40

• Russian analysts assess Aliev's harsh statements against Moscow

  The harsh rhetoric by the Azeri President, Ilham Aliev, against Russia after the AZAL plane crash will test mutual relations, but is unlikely to lead to any serious deterioration of them.

January 06, 2025 21:14

• Aliev criticizes Russia for refusing to admit guilt in Embraer plane crash

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has criticized Russian authorities for refusing to admit guilt in the crash of the "Azerbaijan Airlines" (AZAL) plane, and demanded that those responsible for the crash be punished.

December 31, 2024 21:33

• Analysts view Baku's statements on plane crash as warning to Russia

  Azerbaijan will seek Russia's recognition of responsibility for the plane crash, although persistence won't result in any serious problems in mutual relations. If Moscow fails to react, then some diplomatic response is possible.

December 31, 2024 19:31

• Aliev demands compensation from Russia for plane crash

  The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has demanded from Russia to admit its guilt in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane, punish those responsible and pay compensation.

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