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Azerbaijan: Facebook activism under pressure

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Digital Activism, Politics, Protest, Youth

Likely the most evolved country in the region in terms of online activism, Global Voices Advocacy posts details of new concerns about moves taken against alternative voices [1] in Azerbaijan as well as the arrest today of yet another youth activist [2] calling for pro-democracy protests in the oil-rich former Soviet republic after popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.