Stories about Azerbaijan from December, 2010
Azerbaijan: Remembering the #EminAdnan campaign
With materials now released from Wikileaks showing behind the scenes pressure on the authorities in Azerbaijan to free imprisoned video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, Fatalin's Blog looks back at the international campaign which ultimately led to their release. The case is particularly significant given other documents...
Azerbaijan: First Lady responds to mafia claims… on Twitter
With the latest revelations from Wikileaks including an alleged confidential cable from the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, comparing the president to a mafia boss, and his dynasty to the fictional Corleones of Godfather film fame, a Twitter account, apparently that of his wife, responds. The Twitter account materialized a...
