https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:25 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Drones launched from neighboring Iran have struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people, according to Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Another drone strike near a school was also reported in social media posts. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack-airport-school-us-israel/33695981.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack-airport-school-us-israel/33695981.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:05:54 +0100 AzerbaijanIranVideo ArchiveVideos Drones launched from neighboring Iran have struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people, according to Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-airport-iran-drone-us-israel/33695867.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-airport-iran-drone-us-israel/33695867.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:18:12 +0100 AzerbaijanIranVideo ArchiveVideos Drones launched from neighboring Iran struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people. One drone struck Nakhchivan Airport on March 5, damaging the facility. A second drone landed near a school building in the Shekerabad area, the ministry said. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack/33695890.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack/33695890.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:47:21 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanIranThe Rundown Stories US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Azerbaijan on February 10 as he continues a trip to the Caucasus aimed at shoring up support for a US-brokered peace deal with Armenia and to push a strategic transit corridor Washington sees as central to reshaping trade, energy, and influence in the region. https://www.rferl.org/a/vance-azerbaijan-caucasus-peace-visit/33674351.html https://www.rferl.org/a/vance-azerbaijan-caucasus-peace-visit/33674351.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:05:58 +0100 NewsArmeniaAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories Twenty-two wagons of gasoline arrived in Armenia from Azerbaijan via Georgia on December 19, marking the first known commercial trade between the two longtime adversaries in about 30 years - a move both sides have framed as a sign of progress toward peace. https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-gasoline-russia-imports/33628610.html https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-gasoline-russia-imports/33628610.html Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:02:34 +0100 ArmeniaAzerbaijan A court in Baku has ordered pre-trial detention for the leader of Azerbaijan's main opposition Popular Front Party (AXCP) after he went missing on the weekend following a police raid of his apartment. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-opposition-leader-karimli-detained-political-crackdown/33610071.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-opposition-leader-karimli-detained-political-crackdown/33610071.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:36:43 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories Azerbaijan’s main opposition party said the Baku apartment of its leader was raided by security services and that the 58-year-old man's whereabouts were unclear. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karimli-opposition-raid-detention-rights/33608725.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karimli-opposition-raid-detention-rights/33608725.html Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:47:54 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories President Vladimir Putin, in his most candid admission to date, admitted to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that Russia played a role in the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that killed at least 38 people. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-azerbaijan-ukraine-putin-plane-crash/33555688.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-azerbaijan-ukraine-putin-plane-crash/33555688.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:30:05 +0200 AzerbaijanRussiaThe Rundown Stories A court in Azerbaijan has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to journalist and economist Farid Mehralizada on charges he says are tied directly to his critical reporting for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, known locally as Azadliq Radiosu. https://www.rferl.org/a/court-upholds-prison-sentence-against-radio-free-europe-journalist-mehralizadeh/33525910.html https://www.rferl.org/a/court-upholds-prison-sentence-against-radio-free-europe-journalist-mehralizadeh/33525910.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:48:20 +0200 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a US-brokered peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two countries at a ceremony hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House. https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-sign-peace-deal-white-house-trump/33498177.html https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-sign-peace-deal-white-house-trump/33498177.html Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:10:41 +0200 NewsArmeniaAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories The deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis amid allegations of torture during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has quickly escalated into a diplomatic confrontation highlighting difficulties in Moscow's relations with its former Soviet republics. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-russia-police-raid-deaths-caucasus-diplomacy/33460707.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-russia-police-raid-deaths-caucasus-diplomacy/33460707.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:35:51 +0200 NewsAzerbaijanRussiaThe Rundown Stories Farid Mehralizada, an economist and journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who has been in state custody for more than a year, was sentenced to 9 years on June 20 in Azerbaijan. He was detained in May 2024 after he publicly debunked state propaganda. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-baku-court-sentence-rfe-journalist-debunk-mehralizada-economy/33450122.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-baku-court-sentence-rfe-journalist-debunk-mehralizada-economy/33450122.html Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:57:23 +0200 AzerbaijanVideo ArchiveVideos As a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Farid Mehralizada became known for his analytical work that systematically debunked state propaganda in Azerbaijan. For the last year, it’s all he’s heard. https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-journalist-mehralizada-prison-azerbaijan-independent-media/33428557.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-journalist-mehralizada-prison-azerbaijan-independent-media/33428557.html Fri, 30 May 2025 00:22:53 +0200 AzerbaijanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Farid Mehralizada, a journalist for RFE/RL, marked one year in prison on May 30. He was arrested after making public statements criticizing the Azerbaijani government. State authorities have charged him with smuggling, tax evasion, and forgery, but observers say the case is politically motivated. https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-rl-journalist-marks-year-behind-bars-in-azerbaijan/33428876.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-rl-journalist-marks-year-behind-bars-in-azerbaijan/33428876.html Fri, 30 May 2025 00:15:47 +0200 VideosAzerbaijanVideo Archive Prosecutors in Azerbaijan on May 20 asked a court to sentence journalist Farid Mehralizada to 12 years on smuggling charges that he says are politically motivated and tied directly to his critical reporting for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, known locally as Azadliq Radiosu. https://www.rferl.org/a/detained-azerbaijani-journalist-farid-mehralizada-sentence-request/33419606.html https://www.rferl.org/a/detained-azerbaijani-journalist-farid-mehralizada-sentence-request/33419606.html Tue, 20 May 2025 22:58:58 +0200 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories