Leigh in Azerbaijan

Today we had Day #1 of Teaching Handwriting, Reading and Spelling Skills.  Day #2 tomorrow, then back to a four day week.  This is the second long weekend in a row but we’re giving up two days to attend this conference.

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The following is a worry:

Eynulla Fatullayev, founder of two papers and vocal opponent to the rule of the President, has been imprisoned for 8.5 years. ref
An Azerbaijani Interior Ministry official, ordered the murder last year of an opposition journalist on behalf of then Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev. ref The accused denies the [...]

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An Azerbaijan Terror Plot Reality Check | Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places
This blog is worth reading. Was there a terror plot in Baku?

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Forum 18, Oslo, Norway reports on restrictions to religous freedom in Azerbaijan.

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Sumgayit, a city to the north of Baku,  which had the world’s highest infant mortality rate in the Soviet days,  continues its high polution.
This article describes various things including how the infant mortality rate is still twice that of the rest of Azerbaijan.
When we went to Xinaliq we passed on the outskirts of the city [...]

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