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November 20, 2024
At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

Baku's COP29 has billed itself as an event where "all voices are heard." But some protesters are being treated very differently from others.

November 18, 2024
COP29 Brings Focus On Azerbaijan's Pollution Of The Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan is hosting COP29, the UN climate conference, drawing criticism from some who point to the country's huge oil industry and poor record of pollution. Not far from the host city, Baku, RFE/RL filmed untreated waste gushing into the Caspian Sea.
November 17, 2024
No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is used to being attacked by political enemies. In Georgia, though, she caught some flak from those she was trying to support.
November 12, 2024
Top UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction To Consider Armenia, Azerbaijan Cases

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on November 12 that it had jurisdiction to consider rival cases by Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
November 12, 2024
With U.S. Ties In The Balance, Kallas Seeks Bold EU Stance On Russia And China

In her debut hearing as EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas argued that Europe must intensify its support for Ukraine, apply pressure on China to withdraw its backing for Russia, and rally for unity in response to a shifting U.S. administration.
November 12, 2024
Polish President Refuses Group Photo At COP29 Summit Due To 'Lukashenka's Presence'

Polish President Andrzej Duda has skipped the official group photo at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, with Polish broadcaster Polsat saying the decision was driven by the presence of the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
November 11, 2024
COP29 Climate Conference Kicks Off, And So Does The Bickering

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) kicked off in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on November 11 with hopes of making headway in the global battle to combat climate change. But it didn't take long for the proceedings to grind to a halt as bickering erupted over the meeting's agenda.
November 10, 2024
Greta Thunberg Slams Climate Summit Hosted By Azerbaijan

Dozens turned out in the Georgian capital to hear a lecture by Greta Thunberg on November 8. The Swedish climate activist called the COP29 global climate summit "a greenwash conference" -- an attribute activists give to publicity stunts they say are only pretending to care about the environment.
November 10, 2024
Azerbaijan Eyes Prestige Boost From Hosting COP29, Despite The Critics

Azerbaijan has gotten bad press for big events in the past. But the problem could be magnified with COP29 this month, given its planetary stakes and alleged obfuscation around its precursors in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
November 08, 2024
Azerbaijani Commentator Sentenced To 13 Years For 'Espionage'

A Baku court has sentenced Azerbaijani journalist Nazakat Mammadova to 13 years in prison for treason on charges of spying for Russia, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
November 01, 2024
Georgian Court Extends Detention Of Azerbaijani Journalist Sadiqov

The Tbilisi City Court in Georgia extended the detention of Afqan Sadiqov, an Azerbaijani journalist critical of President Ilham Aliyev who is charged with extortion and threats, for an additional three months.
October 31, 2024
RFE/RL President Calls For Release Of Journalist Imprisoned In Azerbaijan

Farid Mehralizada, an economist and journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, marked five months in prison on October 30. He was arrested after making public statements criticizing the policies of the Azerbaijani government.

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Thursday 21 November 2024

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

COP29 Brings Focus On Azerbaijan's Pollution Of The Caspian Sea

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Top UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction To Consider Armenia, Azerbaijan Cases

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COP29 Climate Conference Kicks Off, And So Does The Bickering

Greta Thunberg Slams Climate Summit Hosted By Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Eyes Prestige Boost From Hosting COP29, Despite The Critics

Azerbaijani Commentator Sentenced To 13 Years For 'Espionage'

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Azerbaijan

Thursday 21 November 2024

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

COP29 Brings Focus On Azerbaijan's Pollution Of The Caspian Sea

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Top UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction To Consider Armenia, Azerbaijan Cases

With U.S. Ties In The Balance, Kallas Seeks Bold EU Stance On Russia And China

Polish President Refuses Group Photo At COP29 Summit Due To 'Lukashenka's Presence'

COP29 Climate Conference Kicks Off, And So Does The Bickering

Greta Thunberg Slams Climate Summit Hosted By Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Eyes Prestige Boost From Hosting COP29, Despite The Critics

Azerbaijani Commentator Sentenced To 13 Years For 'Espionage'

Georgian Court Extends Detention Of Azerbaijani Journalist Sadiqov

RFE/RL President Calls For Release Of Journalist Imprisoned In Azerbaijan

Editors' Picks

NATO's Arctic Exercises: Finland Hosts Artillery Drills Near Russian Border

What’s Behind The Mystery Of Iran's Fishing Boom?

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

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Attack From Afghanistan Kills Chinese National In Tajikistan, Sources Say

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RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Could U.S. Long-Range Missiles Tip The Balance In The Ukraine War?

Wider Europe Briefing: Georgia's Vanishing EU Dreams

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Recieves Latest Arms Pledges

A Blood-Red Stripe: Russian Opposition's Anti-War Rally Shadowed In Advance By Controversy Over Flag

At Least 21 Dead In Russian Missile Strikes In Ukraine's Odesa, Sumy

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