In cooperation with Berlingske and several international investigative media outlets, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has uncovered and thoroughly documented a complex money laundering scheme spear…
Azerbaijan’s ruling elite operated a secret $2.9bn (£2.2bn) scheme to pay prominent Europeans, buy luxury goods and launder money through a network of opaque British companies, an investigation by the Guardian reveals….
The past two years have seen a flurry of analyses on Azerbaijan’s moves to whitewash its dictatorial image for American audiences. Slathered in hydrocarbon profits, the autocratic government of Ilham Aliyev has unleashed spin-doctors, duped reporters…
For several years, dozens of articles have appeared in U.S., Israeli, and European newspapers, lavishly praising Azerbaijan and severely criticizing Armenia. Most of these articles are written by non-Azeris who are han…
In late February, the Huffington Post ran a column praising the appointment of Mehriban Aliyeva, the Azerbaijani president’s wife, to the newly-created position of First Vice President. Where other US-based outlets, fr…