FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE

PACE’s POLITICAL PRISONERS PROBLEM

1.1. PACE provisional criteria on “political prisoners” serving certain predetermined objectives

1.2. The position of Azerbaij an in PACE to war ds the resolution of the “political prisoners” problem

1.3. Special Rapporteur Christoph Stràsser chooses the path of “war” rather than cooperation with Azerbaijan

1.4. Strasser’s tactical maneuvers and threats against Azerbaijan

1.5. The decision that undermined PACE’s credibility: The criteria for political prisoners passed by 89-89 votes

1.6. The day of Azerbaijan in PACE: Strasser’s biased report rejected

CHAPTER TWO

OCCUPATION BY ARMENIA OF AZERBAIJAN’S NAGORNO-KARABAKH AND OTHER TERRITORIES ON PACE’s AGENDA

2.1. The consequences of the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and other territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia: A brief summary

2.2.1. Emergency situation triggered by occupation of the Sarsang water reservoir and its discussion at the international level

2.2.2. Appointment of a PACE rapporteur on the Sarsang water reservoir

2.3. Nagorno-Karabakh and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan on PACE’s agenda

2.4. Aggravation of tension in the occupied territories, preparation and discussion of reports on the Sarsang water reservoir

2.4.1. Rapporteurs are facing pressure by Armenia and PACE’s Secretariat

2.4.2. Confrontations over Monitoring Committee report are of far-reaching ramifications

2.4.3. Committees approve reports

2.4.4. The final stage of the struggle for the approval of the reports

2.5. Pressure continuous against PACE members recognizing Armenia as an aggressor

CHAPTER THREE

ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN AND OFFICIAL ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSIONS OF EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

3.1. Distorted position of the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) on the elections in Azerbaijan

3.2. Maidan plans devised for Baku fail

3.3. A campaign for isolation of Azerbaijan is under way in the European Parliament

3.4. The PACE mission as the only official European observation mission in the 2015 parliamentary elections

3.5. OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) reports are biased

3.6. OSCE/ODIHR EOM reports are result of copy-and-paste approach

3.7. Suspicious collaboration between OSCE/ODIHR and George Soros

3.8. European parliamentary institutions are vulnerable to pressure of the OSCE/ODIHR

CHAPTER FOUR

MAJOR SOURCES OF CLAIMS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST AZERBAIJAN

4.1. Alliance of a group of international NGOs against Azerbaijan

4.2. Anti-Azerbaijani network and traces of Soros inside PACE

4.3. Post-Strässer wave of political prisoners allegations against Azerbaijan

4.4. Establishment of the Independent External Investigation Body on allegations of corruption within PACE

4.5. Hidden moments of the Independent Investigation Body report on allegations of corruption within PACE

4.6. The Independent External Investigation Body report passed… intentions shed light on

In lieu of an epilogue