Azerbaijan: Activists Jailed Ahead of Planned Protest

(New York) - Azerbaijani authorities have detained at least 10 opposition activists in an effort to prevent a public rally planned for April 2, 2011, in Baku, the capital, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests are the government's latest attempt to prevent the type of protests in North Africa and the Middle East from spreading to Azerbaijan. read more

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