Laurence Broers

laurencebroers.bsky.social

09 August 2025 15:01

Some further reflections on yesterday’s White House summit between President Aliyev, PM Pashinyan and President Trump. It was by all accounts an extraordinary day, whose time-honoured optics and symbolism could seduce all but the most hardened observers of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process.

OC Media

ocmedia.bsky.social

29 June 2025 19:14

Azerbaijan’s chokehold on independent journalism is growing tighter than ever, and OC Media is one of the few outlets still covering the country. Help us fuel Aliyev’s fears — become an OC Media member today. ➡️ Learn more: oc-media.org/membership/?...

najmin kamilsoy

knecmin.bsky.social

20 June 2025 16:53

Among those sentenced today is a very good friend of mine, Farid Mehralizada, who was not connected to Abzas but was inserted into the case just for being the finest and most vocally critical economy analyst in the country. Here is his final speech at the trial: freefarid.info/f%c9%99rid-m...

najmin kamilsoy

knecmin.bsky.social

20 June 2025 16:53

The authorities tried geopoliticizing repressions by propagating conspiracies over connections of media outlets to Western funding agencies. Real purpose, however, was cementing dictatorial rule, with no room for critical activity that was hitherto tolerated. globalvoices.org/2024/01/04/e...

najmin kamilsoy

knecmin.bsky.social

20 June 2025 16:53

THREAD: The ongoing severe repression in Azerbaijan has slipped behind all the regional headlines, but it should not remain unnoticed. The Abzas Case marked a tipping point in the Aliyev government's determination to extinguish all independent media. oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...