The Freedom House: In Azerbaijan, the run-up to the October 2013 presidential election prompted yet another government crackdown on civil society activists, political opponents, and the media. After six consecutive years of decline, the largest and wealthiest country in the Caucasus—and the newest chair of the Committee of Ministers for the Council of Europe—now has the democracy rating of a deeply entrenched Central Asian dictatorship, with less freedom of assembly or expression than Tajikistan and more flagrant corruption than Kazakhstan. P.S, And it is happening with the nation which once was the only shining star of democracy and transparency in the entire Muslim world!
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:40:56 +0000