najmin kamilsoy
@knecmin.bsky.social
phd in public and social policy / lecturer @charlesuni.cuni.cz / policy process research, political regimes, international development, south caucasus
new paper identifies four reasons for limits of Azerbaijan's transition into a low-carbon energy system: centralized energy governance, fiscal dependence on hydrocarbons, institutional instability/informal decision-making and nationalist hydrocarbon narratives www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Beyond the soviet legacy: Energopolitics, extractivism, and a durable carbon lock-in in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has substantial renewable energy potential, yet its energy system remains dominated by oil and gas. This creates an important puzzle for en…
sciencedirect.com
Georgian Dream rolled out new series of restrictions, extending scope of "grants" needing government approval, introducing jail sentences for grants-related offences, announcing bans on party membership, and criminalizing "external lobbying," among others:
GD Announces New Restrictions on Receiving Grants, Party Membership, ‘External Lobbying’ - Civil Georgia
The ruling Georgian Dream party has announced a series of legislative amendments that would impose f
civil.ge
"In Azerbaijan, research is a risky activity, and it is deemed high treason. This is what happened to Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov.” Watch the European Parliament discussion on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan (started at 20:26): multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Plenary Session - Multimedia Centre
The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu
The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿 @europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan. ➡️ Learn more free-anar.site/the-european...
Peace Control: The Authoritarian Illusion of Stability in Azerbaijan ge.boell.org/en/2025/12/0...
Peace Control: The Authoritarian Illusion of Stability in Azerbaijan | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Tbilisi - South Caucasus Region
Through the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, this article challenges “peace at all costs,” revealing how authoritarian peace becomes institutionalized at the expense of justice and public participati...
ge.boell.org
A new report tracks and documents how the European Union is trading away its principles for energy and connectivity with Azerbaijan free-anar.site/wp-content/u... @endrepression-az.org
1/ According to a BBC investigation, a toxic compound used in World War I, “camite,” was used to disperse demonstrators at protests in Georgia in November–December 2024. It was mixed with the water used in the cannons.
Azerbaijan arrests main opposition leader Ali Karimli, his advisor Mammad Ibrahim and several other associates. This will effectively end any non-systemic opposition presence in the country, following total eradication of independent media & civic organizations. Towards full-fledged totalitarianism.
Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan@endrepression-az.org · 10mo agoWe are extremely concerned about today’s actions lead by the National Security Agency against the leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Ali Karimli 🇦🇿
Azerbaijan isn’t just silencing critics at home — it’s reaching abroad. Exiled journalists, analysts & activists are being targeted with arrest warrants and trumped-up charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... Baku should #StopTransnationalRepression, says @hrw
hrw.org
Azerbaijan’s presidential website has briefly published, then quietly removed, a detailed regulation outlining how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data on citizens and residents through a new centralised system. oc-media.org/azerbaijan-d...
Azerbaijan deletes plan for detailed surveillance system minutes after publication
The plan outlined how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data.
oc-media.org
Caucasus Barometer has always been the most reliable and freely accessible public opinion data source for the South Caucasus. Now, CRRC-Georgia needs our support to continue doing this critically important work. I encourage everyone to donate: gogetfunding.com/democracy-ne...
Democracy Needs Data: Keep the Caucasus Barometer Georgia Alive
In Georgia, independent and reliable data is under threat. At a time of political change, economic uncertainty, and rising misinformation, trusted facts are more essential than ever. For nearly two de...
gogetfunding.com
⭕ Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes. - Opinion by Tazo Sozashvili. oc-media.org/opinion-geor...
Opinion | Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes
To support Israel unconditionally is to betray Georgia’s history, and to normalise the logic of occupation, including our own.
oc-media.org
NEW!!! Senator Shaheen Staff Hand-Delivers Letters to Detained Journalists and Lawyer in Azerbaijan
🅾️ Opinion: Azerbaijan should align its actions to its commitment to peace — free Bahruz Samadov now. oc-media.org/opinion-my-f...
Opinion | My friend Bahruz is in prison for advocating peace — now that’s state policy
Azerbaijan should align its actions to its commitment to peace — free Bahruz Samadov now.
oc-media.org
at tomorrow’s US-Azerbaijan-Armenia summit in Washington DC: - the sides will announce agreement on “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) with American “commercial” involvement - Aliyev & Pashinyan will sign joint declaration detailing concrete pathway for final peace ⬇️
Even in prison, @ulviyyaali.bsky.social doesn't stop doing journalism. Here is her interview with Bahruz Samadov. medium.com/@cavidaga/ul...
Ulviyya Ali’s interview with Bahruz Samadov
Originally published by AbzasMedia in Azerbaijani. The translation to English is part of my efforts to highlight the unjust arrest of my…
medium.com
Putin: “I’ve already said that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours. … We have this old rule, that wherever a Russian steps foot — that’s our territory.” Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
THREAD: The ongoing severe repression in Azerbaijan has slipped behind all the regional headlines, but it should not remain unnoticed. The Abzas Case marked a tipping point in the Aliyev government's determination to extinguish all independent media. oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
Azerbaijan hands down lengthy sentences to Abzas Media team
Abzas Media was one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
oc-media.org
⭕ BREAKING: The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has handed out sentences of between 7-9 years in prison to the management and journalists of Abzas Media, one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country. oc-media.org/azerbaijan-h...
Azerbaijan hands down lengthy sentences to Abzas Media team
Abzas Media was one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country.
oc-media.org
🛫 I've got a new research article out in Mobilities, as part of a special issue on the Caucasus (check it out!!) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Title : "Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)"
Pax Logistica? Mapping the interplay between war, peace and infrastructure in Azerbaijan after the 2nd Karabakh war (2020–2023)
This article examines the role that infrastructure and logistics have played as a method of authoritarian conflict management implemented by Azerbaijan after it regained control of most of the disp...
tandfonline.com
“Quiet diplomacy” is the new name for allowing an authoritarian regime to humiliate you.
Kaja Kallas@kajakallas.bsky.social · last yr.Welcome home, Théo Clerc. His release from Azerbaijan shows what quiet diplomacy and respectful engagement can achieve. I am relieved his detention is over and I’ll continue doing my part to support our citizens abroad.
www.foreignaffairs.com/azerbaijan/p... Zaur's piece on Azerbaijan is excellent, authoritative, comprehensive and asks the hard questions about the country's future @zaurshiriyev.bsky.social
The Precarious Power of Azerbaijan
A delayed peace with Armenia endangers a new regional order.
foreignaffairs.com
Key findings from the latest report from Georgian civil society organizations on the Georgia crackdowns in November-February: [Report in Georgian: cutt.ly/6rz3ADOy] - 77.7% of respondents reported experiencing violence and mistreatment by police. 🧵 1/9
Still having a hard time to digest @ulviyyaali.bsky.social's arrest. She is the latest victim of Azerbaijan's ongoing repressions - reminiscent of Stalin's. She is now suffering from injuries from torture she faced during detention. @washingtonpost.com story: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
She covered human rights for VOA in Azerbaijan. Now she’s in jail.
Ulviyya Ali reported for Voice of America for years. Trump’s moves to dismantle the U.S.-funded outlet may have put her at greater risk, activists say.
washingtonpost.com
Important article on young people's political memories, positions and intergenerational relations in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young People, Politics and Society in the South Caucasus
This article explores socio-political landscapes in the South Caucasus through lyrical sociology with an emphasis on memory, political positions and intergenerational relations. Focusing on young p...
tandfonline.com
A crowd of protesters chants “freedom!” as the names of political prisoners are read at a protest marking Europe Day, and the 163rd day of protest
Elon Musk is behind the deaths of the “world’s poorest children,” blasted rival billionaire Bill Gates today as he announced plans to wind down his foundation and spend $200 billion on philanthropic efforts by 2045.
Elon Musk to blame for world’s poorest kids dying, says Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist lashes the world’s richest man over DOGE cuts.
politico.eu