Azerbaijan
Former Azerbaijani citizens in Daghestan called for military service in Azerbaijan
Two former Azerbaijani citizens who have received Russian citizenship complained at a press-conference in Derbent on 17 May that the Azerbaijani authorities are attempting to call them for military service. Asim Ragimov and Almir Akhmedov were born in the village of Galajig in Azerbaijan’s Gusar District, where ethnic Lezgis live. Both became Russian citizens several years ago through a programme to assist in the voluntary resettlement of Russians living abroad. They were eligible as Lez
