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Investigative Stories Produced by AZAJA Participants
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 By Sabina Babayeva
February 1, 2008
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - More than half of the toys being sold in Azerbaijan are made in China and most of these toys pose a threat to children’s health, according to the state-run Sanitary Quarantine Inspection Office. Officials at the inspection office say it’s impossible for them to inspect all of the toys being brought into Azerbaijan that are made in China, Russia and Iran. These three countries produce most of the toys sold in this country. The officials say some of these toys arriving in Azerbaijan are banned from many other countries because they are dangerous.
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 The January 28 graduation ceremony for the class of investigative journalists was hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Baku. Over a dozen different media outlets covered the event. See more pictures here.
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 View photos of AZAJA participants and trainers at work producing investigative stories on important issues to the people of Azerbaijan.
Here, Trainer Charles Rice shows Ayten Farhadova how to use a digital editing software to produce radio stories.
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Police struck protesters during a demonstration in November 2005.
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By Durna Safarli
Freedom of assembly is a constitutional right in Azerbaijan, but there are many, including Ramin Hajili, the former head of Dalga Youth Movement, who believe that right exists only on paper.
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By Charles S. Rice
“Don’t embrace obstacles,” became the mantra for ICFJ’s first class of in-depth investigative reporting in Baku. Ayten Farhadova says those three words, mouthed by one of her trainers, have made a difference in the way she approaches her stories now. “I used to start my story planning with “this will be impossible, this interview will be a problem, but now, I always interrupt myself and say why should it be a problem. And I always find a way to do it,” she said.
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