Just before Mother’s Day (May 12), which is, coincidentally, her birthday, Irada Bayramova, wife of Gubad Ibadoghlu, sat down with Crude Accountability to talk about …
Open Letter Calling for the Immediate Release of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
Crude Accountability joins 240 organizations and individuals in signing a letter to authorities in Azerbaijan demanding the unconditional release of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu and immediate …
Open Letter to Secretary Antony Blinken on the 250th Day of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Arbitrary Detention in Azerbaijan
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Middle Corridor: Insiders, Corruption, and the Aktau Port Modernization Project
The Middle Corridor, in its current design, lacks regard for its environmental and climate impacts, and for the well-being of Central Asians. It also lacks …
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, …
New Report Exposes the Horrors of Turkmenistan’s Opaque Prison System
[October 19, Linden, VA] – Supported by satellite imagery and rare witness accounts, a new report by Crude Accountability exposes the disturbing expansion and cruelty …