Ali Karimli is the leader of the Popular Front Party, Azerbaijan’s main opposition party. He was Secretary of State between ...

A free expression round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

His arrest was one of the latest in a series which critics say undermines the oil-rich nation's credibility as a host of the United Nations COP29 climate change conference in November. Mammadli has ...

At the UN climate summit in November, countries are due to set a new target to help poorer countries cope with climate change ...

Host nation Azerbaijan has reportedly offered to pay for some small island nations, among the most vulnerable to climate ...

Twelve months on from Azerbaijan’s illegal arrest of 23 Armenian leaders, the world needs to take a cold hard look at its human rights abuses, writes Paul Polman ...

The United Arab Emirates aims to release its new national climate plan under the Paris climate agreement, outlining how it ...

Positive signals' after talks between the two superpowers has raised hopes for a breakthrough, the host country's chief ...

The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference has become for the environment what the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are ...

At COP29, the stakes for Africa have never been higher — a new finance deal is crucial for the continent’s survival amid ...

In his opening remarks, COP29 President-designate Mukhtar Babayev highlighted significant steps taken by the COP29 team to ...

At COP29, governments will be asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold, among voluntary initiatives to ...