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  On May 22nd the Sing for Democracy campaign will hold a press conference in the Dan Ulduzu Hall at the Park Inn Hotel, for international journalists. The conference will run from 11:00am until 1:00pm. The founders of the Sing for Democracy ca...

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PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PLAN TO START HUNGER STRIK...

Vidadi Iskenderov, a prisoner of conscience declared that he is going together with other prisoners of conscience start hunger strike until death on the eve of "Eurovision - 2012" Song Contest to be held on May. During the process of Sup...

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AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT FOR EUROVISION-2012 IS FANTA...

The amount of money that is allocated from the state budget for "Eurovision-2012" song contest to be held on 22nd of May in Baku has now reached the fantastic level. According to Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation, 539 500 000,...

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“SING FOR DEMOCRACY” CAMPAIGN REQUESTED EXECUTIVE ...

Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater named after Abdullah Shaig (http://eurovision.az/Baki/360view/kukla_teatr/?lng=en) (to the direction of Baku Boulevard) 2. In front of Azerbaijan State Academic Dram Theatre 3. In front of Azerbaijan State Academic O...

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ARRESTED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SENT APPEAL TO EUROPEAN B...

Dear members of the European Broadcasting Union!     I am Avaz Zeynalli, editor in chief of the daily newspaper, once published in Azerbaijan and I am writing you from the prison – Baku Detention Center # 1 in Kurdakhani.   I am in prison beca...

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‘Singing for Democracy’ – Eurovision puts autocratic Azerbaijan in rights spotlight

“Standing on a peninsula that reaches out into Baku’s Caspian Sea bay, the sparkling new Crystal Hall is a symbol of Azerbaijan’s hopes and ambitions for next month’s Eurovision song contest,” AFP reports: As well as building the ultra-modern venue at breakneck speed, the ex-Soviet state has hung out Eurovision flags across the capital as public anticipation grows ahead of an event watched by an estimated 125 million viewers. ….But campaigners hope that it will also draw international ...