“We, the Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan, have been living in this land for about 2500 years. During this period, the people of Azerbaijan have embraced us and protected us from dangers. If any Jew ...

The deputy for international affairs of Iran’s seminaries has stressed the need to expand scientific, religious, and ...

(RNS) — An independent watchdog on religious liberty has recommended Azerbaijan be listed among the State Department’s “countries of particular concern” that have committed the most egregious ...

The Azerbaijani authorities have arrested hundreds of religious Shias in recent weeks, according to local independent media and rights activists. Pro-government media - which have reported on only a ...

Azerbaijan’s parliament is set to adopt new laws on religion that would give the state broad new powers over Islamic practice in the country. On February 15, parliament passed on a second reading ...

Armenians pray during a service for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, seized back from Azerbaijan, at the Saint-Sargis cathedral in Yerevan on October 1, 2023 ...

Global leaders, diplomats and climate advocates are gathering to hammer out climate finance agreements at the latest U.N. climate summit being held today (Nov. 11) through Nov. 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The United States has put Azerbaijan and three other countries on a watch list for engaging in or tolerating “severe violations of religious freedom” after Baku took over the breakaway region of ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Ramin Mammadov, Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Work with Religious Organizations, met with Safi Arpaguş, Chairman of the Directorate of ...

There are specific problems in Azerbaijani religious sphere. Different countries' attempts to use religion for political purposes are the most dangerous ones, newly appointed head of the State ...

As Christians come under increasing siege in Nigeria, the Trump administration is responding as President Joe Biden’s team ...