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Azerbaijan: An Unlikely Host for Internet Governance Forum
Written by Nighat Dad
I attended the 7th annual Internet Governance Forum sponsored by the United Nations in Azerbaijan: a country notorious for its non-compliance with international standards for protecting human rights. The IGF brought together some 1,600 representatives of governments, human rights activists, international bodies, NGOs and private companies to convene a […]
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The Strange Case of Azerbaijan And Its Resource Blessing/Curse
Written by Peter Hagen
Introduction: The SOFAZ Project “Oil is a major wealth of Azerbaijan which belongs not only to this generation, but also to future generations,” according to the former President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev on the website of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ). This organisation […]
