Ismail Djalilov is an LGBT rights activist and a former radio journalist working in Azerbaijan and the US.
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Published in: oDRInjustice for all: how Azerbaijan’s bar association was reduced to tattersA strong and independent legal community is the most significant obstacle to the arbitrariness of authoritarian rule.
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Published in: oDRThe media who cried wolf: how Eurasia’s autocracies use media for crisis managementEurasian governments’ use of journalism for crisis agenda management erodes trust in media.
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Published in: oDRImpatient dictators: how snap elections shore up authoritarianism in EurasiaAuthoritarian states are using all-too familiar constitutional mechanisms to consolidate power.
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Published in: oDRCompassion fatigue: what happens in Eurasia when the world looks awayIn Eurasia’s less geopolitically significant countries, democracy advocates are struggling to keep their priorities...
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Published in: oDRAzerbaijani mafia in the heart of Europe?An apparent clash between Azerbaijani organised crime groups in southern France raises questions around EU...
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Published in: oDRLeft behind: Eurasia’s overlooked political prisoners appeal for justiceMany political prisoners are ignored due to their religion or lack of connections. For civil society groups, working...