Related News ItemsAzerbaijani President's Family Benefits From Eurovision Hall ConstructionThu, 10 May 2012 12:04:26 -0700
Copyright show: Hide copyrights Later this month, the eyes of the world will be focused on a shimmering glass-and-steel building newly erected on the shores of the Caspian Sea to welcome the pop stars and television crews from the more than 40 European countries that will broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 spectacle. read more
Read More... Baku: Peaceful protest crushed on eve of EurovisionTue, 22 May 2012 03:19:30 -0700
As the world turns its attention to Azerbaijan for the Eurovision Song Contest, police crack down on dissent in Baku. Andrew Connelly reports Index calls on Azerbaijan government to protect human rights
Read More... Iran Wins 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in BakuSun, 13 May 2012 10:06:05 -0700
The Iranian freestyle wrestling team has been crowned champions of the 2012 FILA Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating the hosts in the final of the games. The Iranian team advanced to the finals after defeating the US 4-3 in round four on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, the Americans beat Russia 5-2 to clinch the bronze medal.
Read More... Critics Say Eurovision Has Done Little to Stop Azeri Regime's Rights AbusesMon, 21 May 2012 09:04:29 -0700
Copyright show: No There's a side of Azerbaijan that the ruling regime wants the world to see as the country prepares to host the most extravagant Eurovision in the contest's five-decade history. It's the side that features a multimillion-dollar venue, bespangled performers, and all the frothy pop that audiences have come to expect of the world's most celebrated song competition. read more
Read More... Azerbaijani Government Awarded Gold-Field Rights To President's FamilySat, 05 May 2012 10:28:50 -0700
Copyright show: Hide copyrights BAKU -- Novruz Allahverdiyev, 40, lives in a mud house in the village of Chovdar, a small mining town in the mountainous region near the border with Armenia. He is one of 800,000 internally displaced persons from the war with Armenia that battered his native Nagorno-Karabakh region in the early 1990s. read more
Read More... In Karabakh intend to declare may day 12 non-aggression at the contact lineSat, 12 May 2012 22:57:40 -0700
12 may in Karabakh the “masters of the world”, with the support of the International Club of “master of the world” (Egypt) held a Conference on the theme: “18 years of ceasefire.
Read More... Iran beats hosts to win 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup (Video)Mon, 14 May 2012 11:08:17 -0700
The Iranian freestyle wrestling team has been crowned champions of the 2012 FILA Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating the hosts in the final of the games.
Read More... Azerbaijan hosts Eurovision clash of generationsTue, 22 May 2012 05:29:58 -0700
Azerbaijan this week hosts the Eurovision song contest, the biggest event the ex-Soviet state has ever held, where singing pensioners will challenge the younger generation for the kitsch pop crown.
Read More... Singing Its Own Praises: Azerbaijan's Eurovision P.R. BlitzWed, 09 May 2012 01:18:25 -0700
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Read More... Azerbaijan: call for Eurovision hunger strikers to be released 'immediately'Wed, 16 May 2012 10:25:20 -0700
Seventeen Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience must be released immediately, Amnesty International said as 11 of the people jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year, launched a hunger strike.
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