“We, the Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan, have been living in this land for about 2500 years. During this period, the people of Azerbaijan have embraced us and protected us from dangers. If any Jew ...

(RNS) — An independent watchdog on religious liberty has recommended Azerbaijan be listed among the State Department’s “countries of particular concern” that have committed the most egregious ...

The Azerbaijani lobbyists often misleadingly praise Azerbaijan as "a beacon of religious tolerance." That narrative requires much closer examination, as the reality on the ground tells a very ...

Baku hosted the international symposium “Modern religious education models: in the context of spiritual values and global ...

Is the Islamic nation’s inclusion—the State Department’s only change this year—driven by its treatment of Christians, Muslims, or ethnic Armenians displaced from the Artsakh enclave? For the first ...

Armenians pray during a service for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, seized back from Azerbaijan, at the Saint-Sargis cathedral in Yerevan on October 1, 2023 ...

Global leaders, diplomats and climate advocates are gathering to hammer out climate finance agreements at the latest U.N. climate summit being held today (Nov. 11) through Nov. 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In December the U.S. State Department for the first time placed Azerbaijan on its Special Watch List for "engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom." The U.S. Commission on ...

The United States has put Azerbaijan and three other countries on a watch list for engaging in or tolerating “severe violations of religious freedom” after Baku took over the breakaway region of ...

Azerbaijan’s most prominent religious political prisoner has started a hunger strike, with several other members of his group joining in. They are protesting what they describe as police abuse and ...

Azerbaijan issued certificates to another 27 religious communities that passed re-registration. In this regard, State Committee for Working with Religious Associations Chairman Hidayat Orujov handed ...