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Azerbaijan

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Pending Amendments in Azerbaijan Concern USCIRF|

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"If enacted, the future for freedom of religion or belief in Azerbaijan looks bleak,” said Michael Cromartie, Vice Chair of USCIRF, an independent U.S. government commission that monitors religious freedom worldwide. "The passage of these restrictive amendments could have a severe impact on religious freedom in Azerbaijan, as it would potentially criminalize internationally protected religious activity. As he considers whether to sign these amendments into law, President Aliev should consider the damage to Azerbaijan"s international reputation of religious tolerance and honor the country"s international commitments to respect freedom of religion or belief.”|

Op-Ed article by Prof Brenda Shaffer warns that Russia seems to have been aggravating longstanding conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan while playing peacemaking overlord to both; asserts that it exemplifies Moscow's strategy for exerting control over neighboring states; calls on West to develop strategy for preventing Russia from grabbing another border region.|

Armenia announced funerals for three soldiers killed by Azerbaijan forces who downed a helicopter over Nagorno-Karabakh, the focus of their conflict.|

Op-Ed article by Prof Brenda Shaffer warns that Russia seems to have been aggravating longstanding conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan while playing peacemaking overlord to both; asserts that it exemplifies Moscow's strategy for exerting control over neighboring states; calls on West to develop strategy for preventing Russia from grabbing another border region.|

Officials of ruling party in Azerbaijan say police have restored order in city Ismayilli after two days of rioting and calls for local governor to resign; local residents, however, say police are still making arrests and city remains on brink of martial law.|

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Authorities in Azerbaijan arrest two prominent opposition politicians and charge them with inciting riots in provincial city Ismayilli, which began after street fight and swelled into volatile three-day demonstration denouncing local officials.|

Migration Code is being prepared in Azerbaijan, chief of department on work with the law-enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan’s Presidential Administration told journalists. Fuad Alasgarov said it was the first Migration Code in CIS. “I think the European countries do not have such a document, either. This document will help everyone, who comes to Azerbaijan. According to the Code, they can also get necessary information for coming to Azerbaijan, living here,” he said. The department chief said work on the Migration Code was continuing, the document had been submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers and Presidential Administration. “I hope President will soon put forward a legislative initiative and the document will be introduced to the parliament,” he said. Azerbaijan is for the unification of efforts of the CIS countries in the resolution of the migration problems, Fuad Alasgarov says. “Coordinated actions of the CIS states are needed for effective regulation of migration flows that is the establishment of the level of partnership which can ensure coordinated migration policy”, said Alesgerov opening the next session of the heads of migration bodies of the CIS countries in Baku. He said the problem of intensive migration is urgent for the CIS countries. “Azerbaijan has become the first country in the CIS which faced the problem of refugees”, he said noting that about a million of Azerbaijani citizens became refugees and internally displaced persons in the result of the Karabakh conflict. The chief of department noted that the favorable sociopolitical and economic situation in Azerbaijan has turned it into a country of destination where labor migrants arrive from abroad.|

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"At the moment, South Korea, Azerbaijan and some other countries, too, show interest. What matters is that we correctly work out every detail when working on orders," Sesiashvili told Mteli Kvira.|

Security services in Azerbaijan arrest 22 people they say were hired by Iran to carry out terrorist attacks against groups including the United States and Israeli embassies.|

Because Azerbaijan tends to be used as a transit country for drug traffickers smuggling their produce from Central Asia towards Europe, INTERPOL Baku pays special attention to the sharing of critical drug information with local law enforcement agencies and the INTERPOL community at large.|

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