December 11, 2025 LINDEN, Va. – Crude Accountability announces the publication of its new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy: Gas Laundromat, …
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Happy Birthday, Gubad Ibadoghlu
12 September 2025 Today is Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday, and the third year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of …
New Report Highlights the Shortfalls of the EBRD’s Investment Strategy in Azerbaijan
13 May 2025 [Linden, VA] – A new report by Crude Accountability highlights the limits of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) engagement …
A Message from Crude Accountability in Uncertain Times
11 February 2025 We are three weeks into the Trump administration, and trying to cope with the significant and multi-faceted threats it poses to democracy …
New Report: Russia’s Shadow Fleet Exposed
5 February 2025 [Linden, VA] – A new report by Crude Accountability, “Russia’s Shadow Fleet,” exposes the Russian Federation’s sanctions-evading oil trade, which flows from …
Kazakh Activists Launch Global Movement to Save the Caspian Sea
12 December 2024 ALMATY, Kazakhstan—Kazakh environmental activists, scientists, and thought leaders are calling on the international community to address the unfolding ecological crisis of the …
New Report Provides An In-Depth Look at Western Fossil Fuel Investments in Azerbaijan
18 November 2024 [Linden, VA] – A new report by Crude Accountability, “Western Complicity and COP29: Azerbaijan’s Authoritarian Petro-Regime Propped Up and Greenwashed by Western …
COP29, Climate Justice, and Authoritarianism: Side Event, WHDC2024
1 November 2024 WARSAW, Poland—On October 4, 2024 at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, Crude Accountability and Freedom Now co-hosted the side event, “Climate …
New Report Alert: “Politically Motivated? The Story of Dmitry Leus”
[Linden, VA] – Crude Accountability is proud to release its latest report, “Politically Motivated? The Story of Dmitry Leus.” This compelling report tells the intriguing …
Campaign Success: Oil Wells Operating in Kokzhide, Kazakhstan, Ordered to Shut Down
January 30, 2024 In a historic victory for environmentalists and the local population, all 300 oil wells operating at the Kokzhide Oil Field in Aktobe …