In Mutatione Fortitudo comments on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with youth activists and bloggers in the oil-rich authoritarian country. Although reportedly raising the issue of imprisoned video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade [1] and Emin Milli [2] with the Azerbaijani authorities just days before the first anniversary of their initial detention, the blog is nonetheless disappointed with comments from Clinton linking dissent in the country to concerns over the possible rise of Iranian influence in the secular republic [3].
Azerbaijan: Clinton meets bloggers
· Written by Onnik Krikorian
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Azerbaijan, Iran, U.S.A., Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics, Youth