https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:34:14 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Drones launched from neighboring Iran have struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people, according to Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Another drone strike near a school was also reported in social media posts. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack-airport-school-us-israel/33695981.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack-airport-school-us-israel/33695981.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:05:54 +0100 AzerbaijanIranVideo ArchiveVideos Drones launched from neighboring Iran have struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people, according to Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-airport-iran-drone-us-israel/33695867.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-airport-iran-drone-us-israel/33695867.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:18:12 +0100 AzerbaijanIranVideo ArchiveVideos Drones launched from neighboring Iran struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan autonomous region, injuring two people. One drone struck Nakhchivan Airport on March 5, damaging the facility. A second drone landed near a school building in the Shekerabad area, the ministry said. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack/33695890.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-nakhchivan-iran-drone-attack/33695890.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:47:21 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanIranThe Rundown Stories US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Azerbaijan on February 10 as he continues a trip to the Caucasus aimed at shoring up support for a US-brokered peace deal with Armenia and to push a strategic transit corridor Washington sees as central to reshaping trade, energy, and influence in the region. https://www.rferl.org/a/vance-azerbaijan-caucasus-peace-visit/33674351.html https://www.rferl.org/a/vance-azerbaijan-caucasus-peace-visit/33674351.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:05:58 +0100 NewsArmeniaAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories Twenty-two wagons of gasoline arrived in Armenia from Azerbaijan via Georgia on December 19, marking the first known commercial trade between the two longtime adversaries in about 30 years - a move both sides have framed as a sign of progress toward peace. https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-gasoline-russia-imports/33628610.html https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-gasoline-russia-imports/33628610.html Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:02:34 +0100 ArmeniaAzerbaijan A court in Baku has ordered pre-trial detention for the leader of Azerbaijan's main opposition Popular Front Party (AXCP) after he went missing on the weekend following a police raid of his apartment. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-opposition-leader-karimli-detained-political-crackdown/33610071.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-opposition-leader-karimli-detained-political-crackdown/33610071.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:36:43 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories Azerbaijan’s main opposition party said the Baku apartment of its leader was raided by security services and that the 58-year-old man's whereabouts were unclear. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karimli-opposition-raid-detention-rights/33608725.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-karimli-opposition-raid-detention-rights/33608725.html Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:47:54 +0100 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories President Vladimir Putin, in his most candid admission to date, admitted to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that Russia played a role in the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that killed at least 38 people. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-azerbaijan-ukraine-putin-plane-crash/33555688.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-azerbaijan-ukraine-putin-plane-crash/33555688.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:30:05 +0200 AzerbaijanRussiaThe Rundown Stories A court in Azerbaijan has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to journalist and economist Farid Mehralizada on charges he says are tied directly to his critical reporting for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, known locally as Azadliq Radiosu. https://www.rferl.org/a/court-upholds-prison-sentence-against-radio-free-europe-journalist-mehralizadeh/33525910.html https://www.rferl.org/a/court-upholds-prison-sentence-against-radio-free-europe-journalist-mehralizadeh/33525910.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:48:20 +0200 NewsAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a US-brokered peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two countries at a ceremony hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House. https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-sign-peace-deal-white-house-trump/33498177.html https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-azerbaijan-sign-peace-deal-white-house-trump/33498177.html Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:10:41 +0200 NewsArmeniaAzerbaijanThe Rundown Stories The deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis amid allegations of torture during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has quickly escalated into a diplomatic confrontation highlighting difficulties in Moscow's relations with its former Soviet republics. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-russia-police-raid-deaths-caucasus-diplomacy/33460707.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-russia-police-raid-deaths-caucasus-diplomacy/33460707.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:35:51 +0200 NewsAzerbaijanRussiaThe Rundown Stories Farid Mehralizada, an economist and journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who has been in state custody for more than a year, was sentenced to 9 years on June 20 in Azerbaijan. He was detained in May 2024 after he publicly debunked state propaganda. https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-baku-court-sentence-rfe-journalist-debunk-mehralizada-economy/33450122.html https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-baku-court-sentence-rfe-journalist-debunk-mehralizada-economy/33450122.html Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:57:23 +0200 AzerbaijanVideo ArchiveVideos