Importation issues, Part 1
A Facebook post was forwarded to me the other day. It reads “Drove to the airport today to pick up this lovely little girl [puppy] who flew all the way to Montreal from Baku Azerbaijan. Spent
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Azerbaijan Criticized for Pardoning an Azerbaijani Military Officer Who Killed an Armenian Military Officer During NATO Training
In 2004, Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani military officer, was taking part in a NATO training program. An officer from Armenia, Gurgen Markayan, was taking part in the same program. Mr. Safarov murdered Mr. Markayan and was sentenced in Humgary…
Azerbaijan Government Still Holds Journalist Despite ECHR Ruling
The Azerbaijani government has not yet released reporter Eynulla Fatullayev, despite a European Court of Human Rights ruling that it had wrongly charged and imprisoned him. Among the NGOs criticizing the Azerbaijanis is Human Rights Watch, which has released…
Turkey and Armenia Sign Historic Accord
Azerbaijan–ICNL Publishes Comments on Amended NGO Law
ICNL has published comments on the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Making Changes and Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as the “new law”), which came into effect on September 1,…
Azerbaijan—Parliament Adopts Law on Voluntary Activities
The Parliament of Azerbaijan has adopted the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Voluntary Activities, according to a posting on ICNL’s website. Primarily a declaration of the government's support of volunteerism, the new law is considered an improvement…
Cheney in Azerbaijan and Georgia, Condaleeza in Libya, and Neither in Minnesota
We try not to get into political issues here (there are thousands of other blogs for that), but it is hard to avoid noticing that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has been visiting Azerbaijan and Georgia this week, while U.S.…
Azerbaijani Trademark News
This is the first item I’ve ever posted from Baku Today, regarding the LUX trademark, to be used in connection with chicken, dairy products, ice cream, and a ‘new sort of beer.’