The below article was published by The Pulitzer Center: The museum's main room looks like a market: hand-knit clothes and linens lined up on the floor; tables stacked with photographs, homemade dishware, a lone phonograph. The objects come from villagers in the town of Kakalos, Azerbaijan, where Febriye Sabaonva founded her theater-turned-cultural-museum more than 20 years ago. Sabaonva—a 78-year-old...
Febriye Sabaonva, a Talysh resident of Kakalos in Southern Azerbaijan, has been running a Talysh cultural museum for two decades. Her project is a response to her people’s struggle to preserve a...
The article below was published by Meydan.tv: The editor-in-chief of Tolyshi Sado newspaper Hilal Mammadov was arrested in Baku today. According to his brother Sabahadddin Mammadov, a police...
Below is an article published by Armenpress: The rights of Talysh people are grossly violated in Azerbaijan, Shahin Mirzoev – participant of Talysh freedom movement, journalist at the “Tolishi...
The article below was published by Armenpress: Member of Talysh Cultural Council, participant of Talysh freedom movement, journalist at the “Tolishi Sado” newspaper Shahin Mirzoev, who moved...
The article below was published by Hetq Online: Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the government of Armenia has reacted positively to a request from Shahin Mirzoev, a member...
Below is an article published by Armenpress: Politicians and public figures representing Talysh national minority in Azerbaijan presented the violence carried out against them in Azerbaijan during a round-table...
The following article was published by Modern Diplomacy: Multicultural approaches and policies vary widely all over the world, ranging from the advocacy of equal respect to the various cultures...
Below is an article published by Eurasia.net: Azerbaijan must make legislative changes within four months that expand rights for local civil society organizations, or risk losing billions of dollars in...
The article below was published in The Guardian: Azerbaijan’s oil riches have turned its capital, Baku, into a gaudy showcase city. Three skyscrapers shaped like flames dominate the skyline, lighting...
Below is an article published by Radio Free Europe: Two of Azerbaijan's most prominent human rights defenders, who supporters say have been persecuted and jailed at home for their activist...
Below is an article published by Eurasia Review. One of the most important trends in the South Caucasus over the last 25 years has been the emergence of almost completely mono-ethnic states...
Below is an article published by the Federal Lezghi National and Cultural Autonomy: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a violation of the rights of Azerbaijani rights defender...
Below is a press release published by the Eureporter: The Azerbaijani authorities had violated the rights of Gilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper ‘Tolyshi Sado’, guaranteed...
Below is a press release by Human Rights Europe - Council of Europe: An investigation into Azerbaijan’s compliance with its commitments under the European Convention on Human Rights, has been launched...
Below is an article published by Human Rights Watch: The first European Games will open in Azerbaijan on June 12, 2015, in an atmosphere of government repression unprecedented in the post-Soviet...
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