Could a Broom Prove Mightier Than the Pen in Azerbaijan? Corruption-busting Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova is now facing possible jail time after rejecting a change in punishment for participating in an unsanctioned anti-government rally in Baku earlier this year. Insisting that Azerbaijanis have the right to assemble and express their views, Ismayilova had refused to pay the 400-manat (roughly $510) fine for taking part in the gathering ...
July 18, 2013 - EurasiaNet
Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov in BBC News This decision [to lift the ban] is aimed at...... creating favourable conditions for a gradual shift to a single exchange rate for the manat, as well as increasing foreign economic activity and attracting foreign investment,Mr Berdymukhamedov...