Opposition supporters in Azerbaijan have staged an antigovernment rally in Baku, calling for reforms, and also demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.
According to the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the protesters also demanded the release of a dozen political activists detained during antigovernment protests last year.
The demonstration on April 8 was the first that have been sanctioned by Azerbaijani authorities after similar protests last year ended in a violent government crackdown.
Organizers of the rally claimed that more than 10,000 people took part in the demonstration. Baku police, however, put the number of protesters at around 1,200.
Armenian News
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