Despite near-total government control over the media, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service has built a high-impact social-media presence in Azerbaijan and a reputation as a leading source of independent news.
The OSCE monitors told a news conference in Baku on October 10 that the poll was marred by a "restrictive media environment" and allegations of intimidation of candidates and voters.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev appears headed for reelection to a third five-year term by a landslide amid allegations by the opposition of fraud.
Supporters of Azerbaijan's united opposition presidential candidate, Camil Hasanli, have held the last election rally before the October 9 vote.
The United Nations' human rights agency has urged Azerbaijani authorities to "recognize and facilitate the work" of human rights and civil society activists in the run up to the October 9 presidential election.
A group of journalists from independent and opposition media outlets has been attacked by a pro-government mob during an opposition rally in the central Azerbaijani town of Sabirabad.
A satirical video clip produced by a well-known pro-democracy blogger and photographer in Azerbaijan has apparently irritated the authorities.
Supporters of Azerbaijan's united opposition presidential candidate, Camil Hasanli, have held a rally in the capital Baku.
Hilal Mamedov, the editor of the Baku-based "Tolisi Sado" (The Voice of Talysh) independent newspaper, was found guilty of high treason, incitement of ethnic, religious, and racial hatred, and drugs possession and sentenced to five years in prison.
The head of the media arm of Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission has expressed his concern over what he called the "propaganda mode" of presidential campaign coverage by RFE/RL, Voice of America, and the BBC.
The son of an Azerbaijani opposition figure has been stabbed and beaten by unknown assailants.
A son of the leader of opposition the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (AXCP) has been sentenced to 25 days in jail.
Azerbaijan's main opposition coalition held a rally in the capital Baku on September 22 to boost support ahead of the country's October 9 presidential election .
The second televised debate ahead of Azerbaijan's October presidential election was interrupted when one of the nine candidates on stage hurled a bottle of water at the main opposition candidate, Camil Hasanli.
Parviz Hasimli, a journalist for an independent newspaper in Azerbaijan, has been arrested and charged with illegal weapon and drugs possession.
Additional charges have been brought against eight activists of the opposition NIDA youth movement in Azerbaijan.
A visit by a U.S. delegation to Azerbaijan has been postponed until after the country's October 9 presidential election.
Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission has registered Camil Hasanli as the united opposition's alternative presidential candidate.
The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan has criticized what it calls "disgusting personal attacks" against Khadija Ismayilova, an RFE/RL investigative journalist and talk show host in Baku.
Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission (MSK) has refused to register the united opposition's single presidential candidate, Rustam Ibragimbekov.
Several thousand supporters of Azerbaijan's opposition presidential candidate Rustam Ibragimbekov rallied outside the capital, Baku,on August 18.
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