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• 10 Azerbaijanis to prison after headscarf rally

  A court in Azerbaijan has convicted and sentenced 10 people for breaching public order following a violent protest against a ban on wearing ... 

• Baku to host European games June 12-28

  Azerbaijan's sports minister has announced the dates and participating sports for the first European Games, which will be held in 2015 in the ... 

• Portugal beats Azerbaijan 2-0 in WCup qualifier

  Portugal failed to shine but claimed its first win in six games by beating 10-man Azerbaijan 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Tuesday thanks to ... 

• Wrestling agrees to be included in European Games

  Wrestling will be included in the inaugural European Games in Azerbaijan, another step in the sport's bid to win back its place in the Olympics. 

• Azerbaijani editor sentenced to 9 years in jail

  The editor of an independent Azerbaijani newspaper has been sentenced to nine years in prison for bribery in a trial dismissed by his supporters and ... 

• Rubber bullets used in Azerbaijan to end protest

  Police in the capital of Azerbaijan have broken up an unsanctioned protest rally by firing rubber bullets and water cannons at hundreds of ... 

• 3 student activists arrested in Azerbaijan

  Three opposition activists in Azerbaijan were arrested before an upcoming protest, and law enforcement agencies accused them of preparing to use ... 

• 3 killed in Azerbaijan helicopter crash

  An Azerbaijani air force helicopter crashed into the Caspian Sea Monday, killing all three people aboard, officials said. The Defense Ministry said ... 

• Azerbaijani writer punished for pitying Armenians

  A respected Azerbaijani author has been stripped of his pension and national honors for "insulting the dignity" of his country with a novel that ... 

• Dozens detained in Azerbaijan protest

  Dozens of demonstrators in Azerbaijan's capital were detained by police while attempting to hold an unsanctioned rally in support of protests this ... 

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  Car accident triggers unrest in Azerbaijan town

  It began late at night with a minor car accident. By midday Thursday, a hotel had been burned to the ground, several expensive vehicles torched and ... 

• Police, market traders clash in Azerbaijan

  Police in Azerbaijan clashed on Saturday with market vendors who blocked a major road to protest an increase in rental fees for their stalls that was ... 

• Azerbaijan sharply increases military spending

  Azerbaijan's president has announced a sharp hike in military spending and again warned neighboring Armenia to pull out of the disputed ... 

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  Hundreds rally over Azerbaijan's conscript death

  Several hundred people rallied Saturday in the center of Azerbaijan's capital in protest at the death earlier this month of military conscript. 

• Russia ceases use of radar station in Azerbaijan

  Russia has ceased using an early-warning radar station based in neighboring Azerbaijan after the two countries failed to reach an agreement on ... 

• Azeri police break up rally on Human Rights Day

  An opposition spokesman in Azerbaijan says police have detained dozens of people attempting to hold a rally demanding the right to freedom of assembly ... 

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  1st European Games approved for Baku in 2015

  China and Japan already compete in the Asian Games. The Americas have the Pan American Games. Africa organizes the All-Africa Games. Now Europe is ... 

• Vote slated for 1st European Games in 2015

  After years of debate, the European Games could be about to become a reality. The European Olympic Committees will vote on the proposal Saturday, with ...