I admit there are two things in Iran that we, Northern Azeris envy - the first is cheap petrol and the second is free an fair elections. No joke!Yesterday, American news magazine Time started one of its articles with this......more
Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan: May 2009 Archives
Azerbaijan marks anniversary of its first republic
On 28th of May, Azerbaijan marked 91th anniversary of its first republic. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic or ADR as known by its initials is considered the first democratic republic in Muslim East with a functional parliament and clean record of human......more
A historic wall in Baku
Well, not as historic as the Berlin wall, but still interesting one with graffiti across all spectra of political scale. Slogans vary from "Sexual Revolution" and "Our Fatherland is USSR" to "Death to Israel" and "F@#$ Bush!". With an English......more
Barack Obama singles out Azerbaijan
In his statement in honor of World Press Freedom Day, U.S. President Barack Obama singled out Azerbaijan among the "corner[s] of the globe" where journalists are in jail or being actively harassed:In every corner of the globe, there are journalists......more
Baku shooting: some unanswered questions
According to Reuters on 30 April, 2009, a gunman entered State Oil Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan and “went from floor to floor firing on teachers and students after the bell rang for morning classes” before killing himself. According to official......more
Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan:
Ali S. Novruzov is a blogging researcher based in Baku who also writes for Global Voices Online. Ali has a...