olympic games
June 23, 2015
Authoritarians Bet Big on International Sporting Events
After hiding out in a Baku hotel for several days, Lady Gaga reportedly was paid $2 million USD to perform as a surprise headliner for the opening ceremony of the...
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In Advance of European Games, Azerbaijan Tames Human Rights Watchdogs
Since inheriting the presidency from his father in 2003, Ilham Aliyev has steadily shrunk the space in Azerbaijan for alternative views. Today, the country is ruled largely through fear. There...
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