Hijab ban at schools in Azerbaijan: What's behind the rare wave of protests?
Girls wearing headscarves have been turned away from schools in Azerbaijan, triggering unusual protests involving children. The government rules do not mention hijabs. Why are schools enforcing unwrit
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dw.com
16.10.2026
School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan and row with Turkey
Protests have taken place over the rules which have seen pupils wearing hijabs turned away from schools.
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bbc.co.uk
15.10.2026
Azerbaijan engineers rare summit with in-conflict Middle East and Asian leaders
Israel and Iran have met for a rare “confidence-building measures” summit in Baku, with Azerbaijan saying it serves as a “a connecting hub in the Eurasian space.”
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euronews.com
15.10.2026
Tensions with teachers, pupils and Turkiye: Inside Azerbaijan’s hijab row
Teachers fear losing their livelihoods and students risk being excluded as Baku's close ally appears critical.
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aljazeera.com
14.10.2026
Azerbaijan’s hijab restrictions spark school protests and arrests
Anger is growing in Azerbaijan after girls wearing hijabs were barred from schools under new uniform rules.
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aljazeera.com
12.10.2026
Azerbaijan school pupils protest over reported hijab restrictions
Pupils have been protesting after the implementation of a new dress code restricting the hijab in Azerbaijan’s schools.
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aljazeera.com
10.10.2026
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan join forces in major military exercise
Thousands of military personnel from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, as well as other nations participating as observers, including Iran, joined forces in the “Power of Unity, 2026” military exerci
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euronews.com
03.10.2026
Hijabi students turned away from school in Azerbaijan
Female students leave a school in Azerbaijan after reportedly being denied entry for wearing headscarves.
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aljazeera.com
30.09.2026
Azerbaijan agrees multi-billion-dollar deals with investment giants
Nearly $11 billion (€9.7 billion) worth in contracts have emerged from the Azerbaijan International Investment Forum, where some of the world’s biggest investment managers gathered for talks ranging f
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euronews.com
27.09.2026
Azerbaijan marks its Remembrance Day looking forward to a future of peace
Azerbaijan observes its annual Remembrance Day by honouring its soldiers fallen in 2020, but also building on six years of peace for post-war recovery, new opportunities and regional normalisation.
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euronews.com
26.09.2026
Udi Christians worship at Azerbaijan's Karabakh monasteries
A religious service at the historic Gandzasar monastery has offered a rare insight into Karabakh’s Christian heritage, as historic religious disputes linger while Azerbaijan and Armenia work toward la
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euronews.com
24.09.2026
Azerbaijan pardons French national jailed for spying
The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.
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aljazeera.com
23.09.2026
Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
Martin Ryan is pardoned months after he was jailed on charges of spying, but a second Frenchman remains in prison.
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bbc.co.uk
23.09.2026
Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov following what di
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france24.com
23.09.2026
Azerbaijan insists it will preserve Christian heritage as part of its history
In a Euronews Forum panel in Dubai, Azerbaijan’s presidential advisor Hikmet Hajiyev said peace with Armenia is “an uphill struggle,” but Azerbaijan is committed to preserving the Christian heritage o
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euronews.com
16.09.2026
U.S. Used Promise of Nvidia Chips to Broker Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
Negotiators offered access to advanced AI hardware to help secure a preliminary agreement last year to end decades of conflict, the latest example of chip diplomacy.
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wsj.com
05.09.2026
Azerbaijani regime ‘trying to break’ opposition leader by denying him safe water in prison, family warn
Exclusive: The family of Ali Karimli claims the regime is ‘deliberately trying to break him’ as they urged the UK to intervene in the pro-democracy leader’s case
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independent.co.uk
30.08.2026
Azerbaijan's biggest bank enters Uzbek market with Davr Bank acquisition
Azerbaijan's largest financial institution, the International Bank of Azerbaijan, is expanding its corporate banking operations by acquiring a 51% controlling stake in Uzbekistan's Davr Bank in a deal
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euronews.com
25.08.2026
Azerbaijan bets on the pomegranate as its next big export
Azerbaijan is turning pomegranates, a fruit with 2,000 years of cultural history, into a global brand, with €48.2 million in exports and more than 200 cultivated varieties putting it in direct competi
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euronews.com
13.08.2026