From political prisoners to media bans: Baku's European Games in numbers
Forget medal tallies and world records, some of the most pertinent facts about inaugural event in Azerbaijan involve activities taking place out of competition
September 2014
New East network
Crumbling majesty: the decaying streets of Azerbaijan – in pictures
Sanan Aleskerov roves around Baku, Azerbaijan, snapping its dilapidated monuments and disused back roads, its bikini-clad bathers and deserted boardwalks. Here’s a selection of his finest and most forceful images
May 2011
Baku and beyond: a road-trip around Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan may have won Eurovision, but its beautiful, remote towns are uncharted territory for most Europeans. Kevin Gould takes a tour
February 2010
From Baku with love
Magnum photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov's images are an ode to the largest city in the Caucasus – but one still unfamiliar to most European travellers
June 2008
Misrepresenting the issues in Nagorno-Karabakh
Vahe Gabrielyan
Vahe Gabrielyan: Alexandros Peterson is wrong: the South Caucasus country is a well-functioning democratic entity
December 2000
Wacky Baku
It's too weird to be the new Prague but exotic enough to be a setting for a Bond film. Charlotte Higgins reports.
