January 22 - a 20-year old
LGBT rights advocate Isa Shahmarli hanged himself in his apartment in
Baku. According to
Eurasianet, his death sparked a debate about
LGBT rights in Azerbaijan.[1]
June 5 - The 4th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council)
August
August 1 - At least eight Azeri soldiers are killed following clashes with
Armenian troops on the border and near the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan said Armenia had also suffered losses, although it did not provide any details.[9]
August 2 - Five more Azeri troops are killed in overnight fighting with ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. The casualties bring the death toll to at least 13 in a flare-up of violence over the last few days around Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia has said that any further escalation is unacceptable.[10]
August 3 - Four Azerbaijani soldiers are killed in fresh clashes with Armenian groups near the border of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.[11]
August 9 - Azerbaijan's President
Ilham Aliyev declares a ‘state of war’ with Armenia on Twitter saying "We are not living in peace, we are living in a state of war".[12]