Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit
Azerbaijan has had a poor human rights record for many years ... of spearheading an intensifying crackdown on freedom of speech ahead of the climate summit, including against climate activists and journalists. Aliyev’s father, Haidar, ruled Azerbaijan ...
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Summit-level meeting begins at COP29 UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of UN climate summit
Azerbaijan has had a poor human rights record for many years and the government has regularly targeted journalists, activists and independent politicians. President Ilham Aliyev and his administration are accused by human rights organizations of spearheading an intensifying crackdown on freedom of speech ahead of the climate summit,
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