Leigh in Azerbaijan

“Over 40% of entrepreneurs intend to expand their activity, 51.5% consider it impossible to engage in business without bypassing law in Azerbaijan, over 30% do not consider themselves secured from lawlessness of officials. By results of the poll, almost 50% of entrepreneurs are visited by a representative of state bodies, especially the Ministry of Taxes, [...]

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One day is quite like another here.  This forecast comes from the BBC international site.  It’s a bit boring really. A bit like the predictability of Darwin.

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Up the hill from my apartment there is a long flight of steps leading to the next road. I haven’t counted but there is probably 200 steps.  By the time I get to the top each morning on my walk to school with my school backpack, I’m certainly feeling the strain. During the day the [...]

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SOS Georgia is a site that tells the Georgian story in the conflict with Russia.  You have to wonder what Russia has in mind.

This is an interactive map of the conflict and here are some images they’ve put together.

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In reference to the throwing of a hand grenade into the Abu Bekir mosque, the leader of Humanist Party of Azerbaijan, Oqtay Atakhan, said:
It is now possible to state that these terror acts were committed by Russian special services to further encourage the separatist movements inside our country, but this time under the flag [...]

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