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Systemic Repression and Xenophobia: Russia’s Domestic War Fuels Its Rift with Azerbaijan
Insight News Media
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July 7, 2025
The deaths of two Azerbaijani citizens in Russia have triggered a diplomatic rift. But at the heart of the crisis lies a deeper truth: Russia’s ethnic repression and xenophobia are fracturing its alliances. The Kremlin’s assault on Azerbaijanis...
Azerbaijan detains 7 linked to a Russian media outlet as a rift between Baku and Moscow deepens
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 1, 2025
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Azerbaijan’s capital have been detained after a… BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Azerbaijan’s capital have been...
Baku initiates criminal case over death of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg
TASS
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July 1, 2025
BAKU, July 1 /TASS/. Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal case into the deaths of two individuals who were allegedly killed during a police raid on Monday. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the case has been filed...
Azerbaijan and Russia Now Trading Raids on Ex-Pat Communities
Hot Air
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July 1, 2025
Well. This is heating up quickly. Russia can't seem to keep its hands off anyone. But with Russian regional elections coming up in September of 2025, the war in Ukraine not going so swimmingly even as it's still going, and the Russian economy...
Baku ID 2025 Concludes: Baku Becomes the Regional Hub for Innovation
Macau Business
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July 1, 2025
The festival was organized by SABAH.HUB Innovation Center with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, PASHA Holding, and the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR). Baku,...
Baku launches criminal case into murder of Azerbaijanis in Russia
Open Caucasus Media
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July 1, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
“Garabagh should be annexed to Armenia”: victim recounts ethnic persecution in Khankendi at Baku trial
AzerNews
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July 7, 2025
On July 7, Dargah Hagverdiyev, a resident of the Karkijahan settlement, testified before the Baku Military Court in an ongoing trial addressing war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani...
Russia and Azerbaijan must rebuild trust—Before it’s too late
News.Az
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Editor's note: Darya Grevtsova is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Studies and a Russian political scientist. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az. The recent chill...
Azerbaijan Issues Note Of Protest To Russia (UPDATE)
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Azerbaijan has sent a note of protest to Russia, Spokesperson of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada said in response to the local media inquiry regarding the meeting of the Ambassador...
Azerbaijan As A Base For Ukrainian Drones? Aliyev Gets Into A Wedge With Russia
SouthFront
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July 1, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image The recent deterioration of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan took outside observers by surprise. Moscow and Baku do not have any insurmountable differences. They cooperate closely in...
Azerbaijan MFA calls on Russia not to interfere in Azerbaijan's internal affairs
APA
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"First of all, during the meeting of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation Rahman Mustafayev at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1 July, a note verbal on protest of the...
Azerbaijan detains 7 linked to a Russian media outlet as a rift between Baku and Moscow...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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On Monday, masked police stormed the offices of Sputnik Azerbaijan. The Interior Ministry said the Kremlin-backed media outlet had continued operating via “illegal financing,” despite having its accreditation revoked in February. Detained in the...
Azerbaijani representative to the UN: Landmines are serious obstacle to the return of displaced people and reconstruction work
APA
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"The threat of landmines jeopardizes the return of displaced people to their homes and reconstruction efforts," Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the UN Tofig Musayev said in his speech at the organization's annual plenary session, APA...
Baku Flow Int'l Breakdancing Championship to be held for first time
AzerNews
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July 1, 2025
Baku Flow International Breakdancing Championship will take place for the first time in Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. Organised by the Azerbaijan Dance Union, this event aims to combine Eastern culture with a modern vision of dance. The name of...
Diplomatic Rift Between Moscow And Baku Deepens After Deadly Police Raid
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 1, 2025
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 Russia's relations with other...
Film, Farm & Culture Fest
City Pages - Wisconsin
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By Mikayla Pozorski A brand new annual festival is beginning this year in Wausau. It is called the Film, Farm & Culture Fest of Wausau, and it is being presented by Northcentral Technical College. The film festival will serve as an annual summer...
Azerbaijan's envoy receives note demanding release of Russian journalists, MFA says
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Azerbaijani ambassador to Moscow Rahman Mustafayev has been given a note verbale demanding the immediate release of Russian journalists detained in Baku, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "The head of the Azerbaijani...
ECO Summit In Azerbaijan's Khankendi Carries Major Political, Symbolic Weight Pakistani Expert
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. The 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, carries profound political and symbolic significance, Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director of the...
Azerbaijan Detained Two Russian Criminal Groups
Charter 97
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3 They are suspected of drug transit. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan detained two organized criminal groups in Baku, which included Russian citizens. As haqqin.az reports, they are suspected of transit of narcotic...
One activist arrested and MP facing charges in Holy Struggle ‘coup attempt’ in Armenia
Open Caucasus Media
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July 7, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...