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"RADIO LIBERTY": SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO BAKU IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING, AS IT WANTS TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT BY MILITARY MEANS
18:44 15/03/2013 " SOCIETY
Aliyev has been widely criticized in the West for overseeing a deeply
corrupt, oil-fed regime that has systematically muzzled and jailed
critics to cement its hold on power. The U.S. State Department, in
its annual human-rights report, has described Aliyev as "dominating"
the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government,
which are largely seen as serving the will of Azerbaijan's ruling
clans, the European service of the Radio Liberty says.
Many, however, say such critiques ring hollow when the United States,
in practical terms, has done little to stop the persistent repression
of protesters, journalists, and human rights workers in Azerbaijan.
"Much of the concern centers on the supply of arms to Azerbaijan. The
country has used its energy revenues to fuel a massive military buildup
amid a bellicose standoff with neighboring Armenia over the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh," the authors write.
According to the article Azerbaijan has steadily built up an arsenal of
crowd-control devices that it is using regularly against demonstrators
engaging in antigovernment protests, including truncheons, rubber
bullets, tear gas, and water cannons.
Authors remind that on March 10 in Baku the police used tear gas and
water cannons to break up the crowd who were protesting against the
deaths of soldiers in non-combat situation "Such clashes are expected
to grow as antigovernment sentiment mounts ahead of October elections
in which the country's autocratic leader, Ilham Aliyev, is expected
to run for a controversial third term as president."
On March 10, in Baku, a mass protest against the deaths of soldiers
in the army in non-combat situation was held. The rally was dispersed
by the police; at least 60 people were detained. According to the
opposition party "Musavat", detainees were beaten and gassed in the
bus. Baku police also detained a number of parents of soldiers who
were dragged on the asphalt. On the eve news agency "Turan" provided
information that the authorities were going to use LRAD (Long Range
Acoustic Device) during Sunday's protest in order to break up the
demonstrators.
Source: Panorama.am
18:44 15/03/2013 " SOCIETY
Aliyev has been widely criticized in the West for overseeing a deeply
corrupt, oil-fed regime that has systematically muzzled and jailed
critics to cement its hold on power. The U.S. State Department, in
its annual human-rights report, has described Aliyev as "dominating"
the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government,
which are largely seen as serving the will of Azerbaijan's ruling
clans, the European service of the Radio Liberty says.
Many, however, say such critiques ring hollow when the United States,
in practical terms, has done little to stop the persistent repression
of protesters, journalists, and human rights workers in Azerbaijan.
"Much of the concern centers on the supply of arms to Azerbaijan. The
country has used its energy revenues to fuel a massive military buildup
amid a bellicose standoff with neighboring Armenia over the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh," the authors write.
According to the article Azerbaijan has steadily built up an arsenal of
crowd-control devices that it is using regularly against demonstrators
engaging in antigovernment protests, including truncheons, rubber
bullets, tear gas, and water cannons.
Authors remind that on March 10 in Baku the police used tear gas and
water cannons to break up the crowd who were protesting against the
deaths of soldiers in non-combat situation "Such clashes are expected
to grow as antigovernment sentiment mounts ahead of October elections
in which the country's autocratic leader, Ilham Aliyev, is expected
to run for a controversial third term as president."
On March 10, in Baku, a mass protest against the deaths of soldiers
in the army in non-combat situation was held. The rally was dispersed
by the police; at least 60 people were detained. According to the
opposition party "Musavat", detainees were beaten and gassed in the
bus. Baku police also detained a number of parents of soldiers who
were dragged on the asphalt. On the eve news agency "Turan" provided
information that the authorities were going to use LRAD (Long Range
Acoustic Device) during Sunday's protest in order to break up the
demonstrators.
Source: Panorama.am