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Azerbaijan: Visa restrictions ahead of parliamentary vote

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Elections, Governance, International Relations, Travel

Back in a Bit confirms that new visa restrictions on foreigners wishing to visit Azerbaijan are now in place, and ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 November [1]. Having arrived at the airport in the oil-rich country's capital, Baku, without a visa and with no warning from even the airline, the traveler was turned away and says he is not impressed.