Rasim Aliyev vs. the anti-media regime of an Azerbaijani authoritarian

In Azerbaijan, where an authoritarian president menaces the media and seeks to burnish his nation’s image with sports, an outspoken reporter was physically attacked because of his Facebook post about soccer. Did he die for what he wrote? Or for what he represented?

In Azerbaijan, where an authoritarian president menaces the media and seeks to burnish his nation’s image with sports, an outspoken reporter was physically attacked because of his Facebook post about soccer. Did he die for what he wrote? Or for what he represented?

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