On the 250th day of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu’s imprisonment, the academic community sent a letter to Secretary Blinken, urging him to take action for Gubad’s …
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Human Rights and Climate Crisis: Azerbaijan to Host COP29
On November 11th, 2024, 198 member states of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are to meet for the Conference of the …
Profits Over People: TotalEnergies & Equinor are Silent about the Arrest and Torture of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
by Jeffrey Dunn, Crude Accountability Research Coordinator While articulating respect for human rights in their business statements, TotalEnergies (France) and Equinor (Norway), are silent about …
Azerbaijan’s Green Energy Development Serves the Hydrocarbon Industry
Azerbaijan heavily depends on revenue from oil and gas exports, which accounts for 92% of its total exports. That dependence is set to increase with …
Where is the Voice of BP? Amid international uproar, BP is silent about the arrest and torture of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
October 25, 2023 For over three months, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a renowned Azerbaijani academic and human rights defender dedicated to promoting democracy, transparency, and accountability, …
Gubad Ibadoghlu Should Be Unconditionally Released – Crude Accountability Intervention at the OSCE WHDC 2023
On October 9th, Crude Accountability delivered its remarks at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2023, one of the largest human rights conferences in the region. …
International Civil Society Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Professor Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan
Prominent economist Professor Gubad Ibadoghlu was brutally beaten and arrested on July 23, 2023 and is being held on trumped up charges. We call for …
Urgent: Prominent Economist, Professor Gubad Ibadoghlu Assaulted, Arrested, Denied Critical Medical Care in Azerbaijan
Linden, July 24 – Gubad Ibadoghlu, a world-renowned academic and economist dedicated to promoting democracy, transparency, and accountability, was arrested on July 23rd in Baku, …
Beyond Oil: Azerbaijan and China Trade Relations
In the first article of this series, we examined China’s growing political and economic influence in Azerbaijan. In this article, we look through an economic …
Azerbaijan was rewarded without playing the game. Why name Azerbaijan a “reliable partner”?
In July 2022 the European Union named Azerbaijan a “reliable partner” and increased gas imports from the state. Some civil society members have criticized that decision and consider it unethical to reward Azerbaijan with a new contract.