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Azerbaijani first lady pushes parliament for mass prisoner release
The Azerbaijani parliament on Tuesday approved a prisoner amnesty proposed by the country’s glamorous and powerful first lady that will likely see thousands of convicts released. The move — put forward by Mehriban Aliyeva, the influential wife of strongman President Ilham Aliyev — should see some 2,000 prisoners, mainly women,…
Peaceful rally in Azerbaijan broken up brutally by police
Azerbaijan police on Saturday brutally dispersed an unauthorised rally in central Baku, beating up and arresting scores of people, an AFP correspondent witnessed. Several dozen protesters briefly gathered in Baku’s central Sahil square to protest against the police using excessive force against peaceful protests. But police halted the rally within…
‘Iran Cyber Army’ hits state TV site
Hackers calling themselves the ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ have attacked the website of mainly Muslim neighbour Azerbaijan’s state television station, the communications ministry said on Thursday. In the overnight attack, the hackers replaced AzTV’s homepage with the message: “Life is a game. Game over!” The state airline AZAL was also hit…
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