Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights

“Europe’s leading media outlets apply double standards in relation to the conflicts” – Ahmad Shahidov made a speech in OSCE Vienna Meeting

OSCE second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on the topic of “Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media with a Special Focus on Conflict Situations, Including Protection of Journalists and Reporting during Armed Conflict”, organized by the German OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the Office for Democratic Institutions […]

“1 million people are refugees as a result of armenian aggression” – Ahmad Shahidov criticized the official Yerevan in OSCE

On September 27, the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) of OSCE participating States, organized by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) continued its work in Warsaw, Poland. Representatives of OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions, and OSCE executive structures, representatives of inter-governmental organizations, legal professionals, representatives of civil society and researchers from 57 […]

7th Global Baku Forum: is the co-existence possible in Nagorno-Karabakh?

The 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) on the theme “Living Together in Inclusive Societies: A Challenge and A Goal” have been ended on April 27. At the panel discussion which joined by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the conductor opened question and answers sessions. Taking a floor […]

“Russia applies double standards on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” – Ahmad Shahidov talks to CNN Turk

5N 1K of CNN TV channel gave a coverage on recent escalated tension in the frontline On April 24, 5N 1K program of CNN TV channel hosted by Cuneyt Ozdemir gave a coverage on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, recent state in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, 4 days war which broke in early April and continued peaceful […]

Al Jazeera broadcasts a program from liberated Azerbaijani territories

Strength and high spirit of Azerbaijani soldiers have been conveyed to hundreds of thousand audiences Al Jazeera’s live broadcast has been transmitted from libarated terrotories of Azerbaijan on April 8. The program displayed the highest hills that Azerbaijani armed forces liberated and hoisted Azerbaijani flag in its, solidgers and high spirit of soldiers. The host […]

Al Jazeera: “Armenian armed forces intensively break cease fire throughout Tartar, Fuzuli and Goranboy”

Al Jazeera TV channel broadcasted a live program from Tartar region of Azerbaijan as the tension is escalated in the frontline of Azerbaijan and Armenia on April 7. The program demonstrated ruins of civilians properties that destroyed by shells fired by Armenian troops, provided information on casualties and interviewed local residents. During the interview conducted […]

Recent statement of Serzh Sargsyan and Armenian opposition leader’s asylum in Baku to be discussed at OSCE meeting

On September 28 the next sessions of Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been continued with the participation of high raked officials, ministers, Ambassadors, NGOs representatives and human rights advocates from 57 OSCE participating states. The meeting featured discussions on freedom of movement, refugees and […]

UN four resolutions to be mentioned at OSCE conference, armenian journalists’ protested – VIDEO

Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media conference on Journalists’ Safety, Media Freedom and Pluralism in Times of Conflict has kicked off in Vienna, Austria on June 15. The conference has been accompanied by the heated debates and discussions on wars of information and propaganda. Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani Institute […]

Armenian nationalists target Azerbaijani human rights defender – FACTS

Ahmad Shahidov turned to be a target of threatening statements made by Armenian nationalists in social medias Hundreds of Armenian nationalists launched abuse campaign against Azerbaijani human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov in facebook social network on March 1. The torrent of threatening and insulating comments was made by Armenian nationalist in Ahmad Shahidov’s personal Facebook […]

Orudjev’s family left Armenia for a third country

“The  Azerbaijani family of Orujov’s  which granted asylum in Armenia in  early December left the Republic of Armenia  for a third country,” reports ArmInfo referring to the State Migration Service. A year ago, a resident of Baku city Javid Orujov (born in 1976), with his wife and three children arrived in Armenia, saying that  in […]

Behbudov: Armenian Soldier Expressed Desire to Go to Another Country

The head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov during the monitoring of the guardhouse of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defense met with the Armenian serviceman Arsen Baghdasaryan contained there along with 9 prisoners yesterday. According to Behbudov, Baghdasaryan did not complain about the conditions of his detention. “On the contrary, […]

26th Anniversary of Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia

26 years have passed since the last deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia. Azerbaijani population was expelled from the 172 settlements on the territory of 8,000 square kilometers. The total number of people deported in the cold December of 1988 amounted to 182,000 (UNHCR). Also deported were 18,000 thousand Kurds and Russians (the data of the […]

Etienne Mahcupyan: Armenians’ Pressure on Ankara Not to Work

Etienne Mahcupyan, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu called the conditions for opening the country’s borders with Armenia. “The borders between Turkey and Armenia can be opened only in the case of batch settlement of Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations,” RIA-Novosti quoted Mahcupyan. “April 24, 2015 is a very symbolic date, and its […]

Azerbaijan transfers to Armenia a family of five people

The Armenian a family  of Gevorgyans consisting of  five persons (three  children),  which four years ago run away from Armenia to Azerbaijan, reported  Armenian media referring to the press-secretary  of the Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan. The transfer took place on the border between the two countries with the participation of representatives of the Red Cross. […]

EU Special Representative for the conflicts discusses in Yerevan Karabakh settlement

The Armenian President Sargsyan discussed in Yerevan today with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Herbert Zalber the course of the negotiations on the Karabakh conflict. During the meeting they discussed the upcoming end of October on the initiative of French President Serzh Sargsyan met with President Ilham Aliyev.  After Yerevan Zalber will  visit […]

Head of AIDHR informed European diplomats about Armenian terrorism, he recalled Zori Balayan’s confessions – VIDEO

OSCE general assembly in Warsaw continued its sessions on “Combating terrorism and torture” on September 24. Attendees of the meeting talked about torture facts in various parts of world and combat against terrorism which threatens whole humanity. Taking the floor at the meeting Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights […]

Armenia declines an offer of Baku on the exchange

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, said that his department refused the latest offer of Baku on prisoner and dead bodies exchange. According to him, the Armenian side believes that the body of Karen Petrosyan should be transferred without any preconditions. “When Azerbaijan began bargaining, we agreed to return them […]

Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcomes meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents

In a statement today the Secretary General called on both sides to deescalate the violence: “I welcome the meeting held today in Sochi between President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Sargsyan of Armenia and President Putin of the Russian Federation. Following the latest armed incidents along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani State border, this […]

Azerbaijan ensures security of the Armenian delegation to the NATO seminar in Baku

Armenia will be represented at a NATO seminar  “Rose Road” in  Baku on 16 -18 June, journalist were told by Koryun Nahapetyan, the head of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA. he said that in all probability, Koryun Nahapetyan and secretary of the faction of the opposition party “Heritage” Tevan Poghosyan will arrive in Baku.  […]

Armenia wants to send delegates to a NATO seminar in Baku

Armenia  intends to send  Azerbaijan  two delegates to attend the seminar “Rose Roth” of the  NATO Parliamentary Assembly, scheduled for June 16-18 in Baku, reported the Armenian media. At a briefing in Yerevan, the head of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA, Koryun Nahapetyan, during the spring session of NATO PA (May 30-June 1) in […]