Our Man in Baku
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45227-2004Jan24.html
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ILHAM ALIYEV was inaugurated as president of the oil-rich Muslim
country of Azerbaijan three months ago after an election condemned by
international observers as blatantly fraudulent. When members of the
opposition tried to protest, they were brutally beaten by police.
There followed a massive, nationwide crackdown in which more than
1,000 people were arrested, including opposition leaders, activists
from nongovernmental organizations, journalists and election officials
who objected to the fraud. More than 100 remain in prison, including
most of the senior opposition activists. A new report by Human Rights
Watch documents numerous cases of torture, including severe beatings,
electric shock, and threats of rape against the opposition leaders.
Mr. Aliyev, who succeeded his strongman father, meanwhile has been
consolidating dictatorial powers: Most recently he was named director
of Azerbaijani radio and television.
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