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Azerbaijani pro-government media attacks pro-democracy activist Mammadli
Anar Mammadli, a pro-democracy activist and election monitor, responded to pro-government media Report’s claims from prison.
2024 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections
Podcast | The elections that had no one on the edge of their seat
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President Ilham Aliyev has prolonged his decades-long rule of Azerbaijan, securing a fifth term after winning the presidential elections this week — elections that were marred by the absence of any real opposition and blatant electoral fraud.
On this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, we speak to Meydan TV editor Orkhan Mammad about the role of media in covering the elections, to political analyst and PhD candidate Bahruz Samadov about the mainstream opposition’s boycott of the vote, and to Javid Agha, a journalist and social media researcher, about his previous experience observing Azerbaijani elections.
Read more:
- Aliyev receives 92% in snap presidential election
- Editorial | Ilham Aliyev’s attempt to eradicate the free press cannot succeed
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