GlobalVoices in Learn more »

Azerbaijan

Country archive · 139 posts


Latest stories about Azerbaijan

2 January 2012

Photos posts
Caucasus: The Year in Review

Read this post.

As popular uprisings spread through the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, opposition forces tried to replicate the Arab Spring in the South Caucasus. However, they failed.

21 December 2011

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Garlic Wars

Read this post.

With tensions high between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a result of a still unresolved territorial dispute, the appearance of Azerbaijani garlic in Armenian supermarkets has made some local media hysterical.

3 December 2011

Photos posts Video posts
Azerbaijan: Toy… Tying the Knot the Azeri Way

Read this post.

Toy is the Azerbaijani word for a wedding, one of the most important events for families everywhere. However, in Azerbaijan such importance is placed on marriage that it takes months of planning.

26 June 2011

Armenia: LGBT Persons Still Facing Discrimination

Read this post.

LGBT persons are still facing discrimination in Armenia and much of the rest of the South Caucasus, a new groundbreaking two-year study by the Council of Europe (CoE) has found.

11 June 2011

Featured Translator: Fabienne Der Hagopian

Read this post.

Fabienne Der Hagopian is a volunteer translator for Global Voices in French. Being of Armenian descent, she has translated into French many posts about the Caucasus, but is also passionate about the world at large. Fabienne reflects on her experience as a volunteer translator.

22 May 2011

Video posts
Azerbaijan: Bloggers Divided Over Eurovision Win

Read this post.

Last weekend, Azerbaijan was shaking, with thousands of people flooding onto the streets of Baku, the capital, celebrating their country's win in the Eurovision Song Contest held a few hours earlier. However, not everyone was euphoric about the victory in the international music competition.

World regions

Countries

Languages