Related News ItemsGlitzy Baku seeks to sparkle at EurovisionWed, 23 May 2012 10:37:52 -0700
Eurovision is everywhere in Baku, the easternmost city to host the annual song contest, as the Azerbaijani capital seeks to present a glitzy and sparkling front to the world for its biggest event ever.
Read More... Azerbaijani President's Family Benefits From Eurovision Hall ConstructionThu, 10 May 2012 12:04:26 -0700
Copyright show: Hide copyrights Later this month, the eyes of the world will be focused on a shimmering glass-and-steel building newly erected on the shores of the Caspian Sea to welcome the pop stars and television crews from the more than 40 European countries that will broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 spectacle. read more
Read More... Eurovision: PR pitfall and chance for AzerbaijanWed, 23 May 2012 10:43:43 -0700
Eurovision song contest hopefuls pranced and posed their way through rehearsals at Baku's Crystal Hall this week, while on nearby streets Azerbaijani police were seizing protesters.
Read More... Azerbaijan basks in Eurovision glow, but fears spotlight on corruption, repressionTue, 22 May 2012 23:43:11 -0700
BAKU, Azerbaijan - On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners.
Read More... Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposureWed, 23 May 2012 05:13:44 -0700
On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners.
Read More... Thomas Breathnach: Ancient Azerbaijan Dolls Itself Up For The Eurovision Song Contest (PHOTOS)Wed, 23 May 2012 04:41:08 -0700
I discovered a sun-kissed city of ancient ruins and innovative architecture consumed by anticipation for the Olympics of musical kitsch.
Read More... Baku: Peaceful protest crushed on eve of EurovisionTue, 22 May 2012 03:19:30 -0700
As the world turns its attention to Azerbaijan for the Eurovision Song Contest, police crack down on dissent in Baku. Andrew Connelly reports Index calls on Azerbaijan government to protect human rights
Read More... Iran Wins 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in BakuSun, 13 May 2012 10:06:05 -0700
The Iranian freestyle wrestling team has been crowned champions of the 2012 FILA Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating the hosts in the final of the games. The Iranian team advanced to the finals after defeating the US 4-3 in round four on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, the Americans beat Russia 5-2 to clinch the bronze medal.
Read More... Human rights in focus before EurovisionTue, 22 May 2012 17:28:33 -0700
The Eurovision song contest is on again. This year's contest is being held in Azerbaijan, but there are questions about the decision to host it there. Groups like Amnesty International have raised the Azerbaijani government's human rights record amid a crackdown on freedom of expression.
Read More... Azerbaijani Government Awarded Gold-Field Rights To President's FamilySat, 05 May 2012 10:28:50 -0700
Copyright show: Hide copyrights BAKU -- Novruz Allahverdiyev, 40, lives in a mud house in the village of Chovdar, a small mining town in the mountainous region near the border with Armenia. He is one of 800,000 internally displaced persons from the war with Armenia that battered his native Nagorno-Karabakh region in the early 1990s. read more
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