1. Azerbaijan: Government Launches Crackdown (Human Rights Watch Press Release, New azerbaijan government Launches Crackdown After Election, Hundreds of Opposition Members Arrested. (New York, October 22, 2003) Azerbaijani http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/10/azerbaijan102203.htm

Home News Releases About HRW Contribute ... HRW Documents on Azerbaijan FREE Join the HRW Mailing List Azerbaijan: Government Launches Crackdown After Election, Hundreds of Opposition Members Arrested (New York, October 22, 2003) Azerbaijani authorities have unleashed a massive and brutal political crackdown, arresting hundreds of opposition leaders and activists since the October 15 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Ilham Aliev, the son of the outgoing leader, was elected president in a vote that international and local observers said was marred by widespread fraud. Related Material Azerbaijan: Post-Election Clashes Turn Deadly HRW Press Release, October 17, 2003 Azerbaijan: Police Attack Protesters on Election Day HRW Press Release, October 16, 2003 “Azerbaijan is going through its most serious human rights crisis of the past decade.” Peter Bouckaert Senior Researcher Human Rights Watch “The Azerbaijani authorities are using the post-election violence, an affair in which they themselves played a major role, to justify a massive crackdown on the opposition,” said Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch’s senior emergencies researcher. “Arbitrary arrests have to stop. Those arrested without cause must be released immediately, and those in custody should have access to an attorney.” Human Rights Watch called on the government to publish a full list of all those arrested in the aftermath of the election, their whereabouts and the charges against them. Human Rights Watch urged the international community to press the Azerbaijani government to launch an independent commission, with international participation, to investigate election fraud.

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1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography ... Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military ... [TOP] Azerbaijan Government 2000 Country name: conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Data code: AJ Government type: republic Capital: Baku (Baki) Administrative divisions: Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 28 May (1918) Constitution: adopted 12 November 1995 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993) head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 26 November 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; election last held 11 October 1998 (next to be held October 2003); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly election results: Heydar ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Heydar ALIYEV 76%

3. Azerbaijan Government 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural R azerbaijan government 2000 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System, immigration Introduction. Geography. Population. Government. Economy. Communicat's. Transportation. Military TOP azerbaijan government 2000. Country name conventional long form Azerbaijani http://photius.com/wfb2000/countries/azerbaijan/azerbaijan_government.html

1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography ... Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military ... [TOP] Azerbaijan Government 2000 Country name: conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Data code: AJ Government type: republic Capital: Baku (Baki) Administrative divisions: Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 28 May (1918) Constitution: adopted 12 November 1995 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993) head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 26 November 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; election last held 11 October 1998 (next to be held October 2003); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly election results: Heydar ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Heydar ALIYEV 76%

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MAIN INDEX 1999 INDEX Geography People Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military ... [TOP] Azerbaijan Government Country name: conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Data code: AJ Government type: republic Capital: Baku (Baki) Administrative divisions: Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 28 May Constitution: adopted 12 November 1995 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993) head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 26 November 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; election last held 11 October 1998 (next to be held October 2003); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly election results: Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members serve five-year terms)

5. Azerbaijan: Government Launches Post-Election Crackdown (Human Rights Watch, 23- azerbaijan government Launches PostElection Crackdown. Related Material. azerbaijan government Launches Crackdown Press Release, October 22, 2003. http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2004/01/23/azerba6992.htm

Home News Releases About HRW Contribute ... Contact Us Azerbaijan: Government Launches Post-Election Crackdown Widespread Arrests, Torture and Beatings Follow Fraudulent Elections (New York, January 23, 2004)—Azerbaijan’s government has unleashed a massive crackdown on the political opposition in the wake of the fraudulent October presidential election, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Azerbaijan is experiencing its gravest human rights crisis of the past ten years. The government must take immediate steps to end the repression. Rachel Denber Acting Executive Director Europe and Central Asia Division Printer Friendly Version Also Available in Related Material Azerbaijan: Government Launches Crackdown Press Release, October 22, 2003 Azerbaijan: Post-Election Clashes Turn Deadly Press Release, October 17, 2003 Azerbaijan: Police Attack Protesters on Election Day Press Release, October 16, 2003 Azerbaijan: Presidential Elections 2003 Background Briefing, October 13, 2003 Crushing Dissent: Repression, Violence and Azerbaijan’s Elections Report, January 23, 2004 Free Email Newsletter Contribute to Human Rights Watch The 61-page report

6. Azerbaijan: Government Interference In Elections (Human Rights Watch Press Relea FREE Join the HRW Mailing List. azerbaijan government Interference in Elections in Azerbaijan have documented how local government officials in Azerbaijan intimidate those who http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/10/azer1030.htm

Contribute to Human Rights Watch HOME SITEMAP SEARCH ... HRW World Report 2000: Azerbaijan FREE Join the HRW Mailing List Azerbaijan: Government Interference in Elections (New York, October 30, 2000) Government interference in Azerbaijan's upcoming parliamentary elections has diminished prospects for a free and fair vote, Human Rights Watch said today. In a nine-page backgrounder issued ahead of the November 5 vote, Human Rights Watch described how the government has prevented opposition candidates from contesting the election, and charged that Azerbaijan was backtracking on its commitments to the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly voted in June to recommend Azerbaijan's accession; the Council of Ministers has yet to vote on accession. Related Materials Azerbaijani Parliamentary Elections Manipulated October 2000 "Admission to the Council of Europe is supposed to be tied to a demonstrated commitment to human rights and the rule of law. The conduct of these elections shows that Azerbaijan still has a long way to go." Rachel Denber Acting Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

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9. BP Linked To Overthrow Of Azerbaijan Government industries Volume 5, Number 6, April 17, 2000. BP Linked to Overthrow of azerbaijan government. Volume 5, Number 6, April 17, 2000. http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/drillbits/5_06/1.html

Volume 5, Number 6, April 17, 2000 project underground home BP LINKED TO OVERTHROW OF AZERBAIJAN GOVERNMENT A Turkish secret service intelligence report has revealed that the British oil giant BP was allegedly involved in backing a military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Azerbaijan in 1993. In testimony included in the report, a former intelligence officer accused BP of trading arms for oil in an effort to secure a better deal on oil concessions in the country. The intelligence report, leaked to the Sunday Times of London, documents how BP, using bribes and a supply of military arms, systematically undermined the government of Azerbaijan, and perpetuated the overthrow of President Abulfaz Elchibey. The coup caused the death of 40 people, along with violence and repression of Azeri citizens. "As a result of our intelligence efforts, it has been understood that two petrol giants, BP and Amoco, British and American respectively, which together form the AIOC [Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium], are behind the coup d'etat carried out against Elchibey in 1993," said the report. Azerbaijan won independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the global oil industry quickly moved in. In 1993, in two extraordinary votes, the parliament elected former KGB chief Heydar Aliyev into Parliament and then made him Speaker of the House just after the current Speaker mysteriously resigned. This put Aliyev second in line to the presidency. At that point, the report alleges that, "middlemen" paid off government officials and arranged to supply the incoming government with military equipment and an "arms-for-oil" deal, all on behalf of BP. This allowed BP to consolidate its position in the country.

10. Azerbaijan Government Links azerbaijan government LINKS. Developing New Rules in the Old Environment Report on Local Government in Azerbaijan from LGI. http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/azerbaijan/links/government.shtml

Eurasia Insight Analysis of current affairs Deals, Developments, and Trends Environment Hazards and Solutions Expert and Observer Interviews Culture News, Book Reviews, and Photo Essays Human Rights Monitoring and Actions Recaps Summaries of Expert Meetings Election Watch Results and Analysis East of Magnum An Online Photo Exhibition EurasiaNet Partners Contributing Sites Grants and Employment Opportunities in Central Eurasia Search EurasiaNet Eurasia Policy Forum Drug Policy, HIV/AIDS and the Public Health Crisis in Central Asia Caspian Revenue Watch AZERBAIJAN GOVERNMENT LINKS Developing New Rules in the Old Environment: Report on Local Government in Azerbaijan from LGI Departments Ministry of Public Health State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic President Heydar Aliyev's home page Embassies and Consulates Azerbaijan - Diplomatic Missions of Other Countries Azerbaijan - Embassies Overseas The Russian Embassy in Baku You need KOI-8 fonts to view this site The British Embassy in Baku Ministry of Foreign Affairs Contact: Musa Mamedov, Head

11. Azerbaijan Government ); ). AZERBAIJAN. The Republic of Azerbaijan has a democratic form of government with an elected president and parliament guided by a constitution. http://www.nationbynation.com/Azerbaijan/Gov.html

AZERBAIJAN The Republic of Azerbaijan has a democratic form of government with an elected president and parliament guided by a constitution. It established diplomatic relations with the United States in early 1992. CURRENT GOVERNMENT President Aliyev, Heydar Chmn., National Assembly (Milli Majlis) Alasgarov, Murtuz Prime Minister Rasizade, Artur First Dep. Prime Min. Abbasov, Abbas Dep. Prime Min. Efendiyev, Elchin Dep. Prime Min. Eyyubov, Yagub Dep. Prime Min. Hasanov, Ali Dep. Prime Min. Sharifov, Abid Aliyev, Irshad Min. of Communications Akhmadov, Nadir Min. of Culture Bulbuloglu, Polad Min. of Defense Abiyev, Safar, Lt. Gen. Bagirov, Huseyngulu Min. of Economic Development Aliyev, Farhad Min. of Education Mardanov, Misir Min. of Emergency Situations Min. of Finance Alakbarov, Avaz Min. of Foreign Affairs Quliyev, Vilayat Karimov, Macid Min. of Health Insanov, Ali Min. of Internal Affairs Usubov, Ramil Min. of Justice Mamedov, Fikret Nagiyev, Ali Min. of National Security Abbasov, Namiq Min. of Taxation Mamedov, Fazil Harayev, Abulfaz Pres., State Oil Company

12. MapZones.com Government Azerbaijan Disputes. azerbaijan government. Azerbaijan Land. Azerbaijan Langauge. Azerbaijan Provinces. Azerbaijan Time and Date. Azerbaijan, Government, Back to Top. http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/azerbaijan/governmentindex.php

Country Info Azerbaijan Introduction Azerbaijan General Data Azerbaijan Maps Azerbaijan Culture ... Azerbaijan Time and Date Azerbaijan Government Back to Top Government: One autonomous republic, Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic; one autonomous region, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (under dispute with Armenia). Fifty-six districts and ten cities under direct central control. Executive branch includes president, elected by direct popular vote and Council of Ministers, appointed by president with legislative approval; 350-member legislature, Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet, dissolved in May 1992, superseded by fifty-member Melli-Majlis (National Council). Regimes of early 1990s unstable. Adoption of new constitution delayed by political turmoil. Judicial branch remains substantially unchanged from Soviet system, which offered limited rights to those accused. Politics: Azerbaijani Communist Party, previously only legal party, dissolved formally September 1991 but remained influential and was reconstituted December 1993. Major parties New Azerbaijan Party, led by President Heydar Aliyev; Azerbaijani Popular Front, major opposition party 1990-92; and National Independence Party, major opposition party 1992-94. Several smaller parties influential in coalition politics of MelliMajlis . Foreign Relations: Major goal countering worldwide Armenian information campaign on Nagorno-Karabakh. Policy toward Turkey and Russia varies with perception of support and mediation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Aliyev government closer to Russia. Blockade of Armenia brought United States restriction of relations and aid in 1992. Recognized by 120 countries by 1993.

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MAIN INDEX Country Ranks Geography People Government Economy Transportation Communications Military ... [TOP] Azerbaijan Government 1995 http://www.theodora.com/wfb/1995/azerbaijan/azerbaijan_government.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Names: conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic conventional short form: local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Digraph: AJ Type: republic Capital: Baku (Baky) Administrative divisions: 1 autonomous republic (avtomnaya respublika); Nakhichevan (administrative center at Nakhichevan) note: all rayons except for the exclave of Nakhichevan are under direct republic jurisdiction Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Novruz Bayram, 21-22 March Constitution: adopted NA April 1978; writing a new constitution mid-1993 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993 after President ELCIBEY left Baku for Nakhichevan); election last held 3 October 1993 (next to be held NA); results - Heydar ALIYEV won 97% of vote

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2000 INDEX 1999 INDEX 1998 INDEX 1996 INDEX ... People Government Gov. Leaders Economy Communications Transportation ... [TOP] Azerbaijan Government 2001 http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/azerbaijan/azerbaijan_government.html SOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Government type: republic Capital: Baku (Baki) Administrative divisions: Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) Constitution: adopted 12 November 1995 Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993) head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 26 November 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; election last held 11 October 1998 (next to be held NA October 2003); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly

17. Pravda.RU Mikhail Gorbachev Going To Genocide Trial? b azerbaijan government accused Mikhail Gorbachev of genocide crimes /b br Needless to mention that he will not rush to yield to the azerbaijan government. http://english.pravda.ru/cis/2003/02/04/42986.html

Feb, 04 2003 In Russian Em Portugues Russia World ... About Pravda.RU:Top Stories:More in detail Mikhail Gorbachev Going To Genocide Trial? Azerbaijan government accused Mikhail Gorbachev of genocide crimes The incumbent government of the republic lays all responsibility for further events in the republic on Mikhail Gorbachev. President Alieyv said that the suggestion to institute the criminal persecution against Gorbachev was a “right suggestion.” This statement became news number one not only in Azerbaijan, but also far abroad. However, mass media did not pay attention to a very important stipulation: Gorbachev trial will become possible only if all procedure formalities are observed. Those formalities make a criminal case against the former president of the Soviet Union absolutely impossible. Yury Kolosov, a specialist of law from the Moscow State University of International Relations said in his interview to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper: “The given situation looks like the one with Pinochet, from the legal point of view. Mikhail Gorbachev is a foreign citizen for Azerbaijan. Needless to mention that he will not rush to yield to the Azerbaijan government. As a matter of fact, Baku will have to address to Moscow with a request to deliver the genocide crime suspect. However, there are no bilateral agreements between Russia and Azerbaijan to deliver criminals. Russia is a member of the European Convention for delivering criminals, although Azerbaijan is not. This means that the only thing that Baku can do about it is to put Mikhail Gorbachev on Interpol’s wanted list. Azerbaijan should have very weighty arguments to prove Gorbachev’s guilt at that. If Mikhail Gorbachev goes somewhere abroad, Interpol agents will be authorized to arrest him then.”

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Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Azerbaijan/Government Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition The Government of Azerbaijan The Azerbaijan Republic (Azeri: or , Russian: ) in the Caucasus on the Caspian Sea shares borders with Russia in the north, Georgia, Armenia, in the west and Iran in the south. The Naxcivan exclave borders on Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. Click the link for more information. consists of three branches: The executive branch Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing , the law. The de facto most senior figure in an executive is referred to as the head of government. The executive may be referred to as the administration , in presidential systems, or simply as the government, in parliamentary systems. Click the link for more information. , made up of the President, his Apparat, a Prime Minister, and the Cabinet of Ministers; The legislative branch A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. Legislatures are known by many names, including: parliament congress diet and national assembly . In parliamentary systems of government, the legislature is formally supreme and appoints the executive. In presidential systems of government, the legislature is considered a branch of government which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills. The consent of the legislature is also often required to ratify treaties and declare war.

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Web journal on minority issues in Georgia Back to Homepage Appeal to the Azerbaijan Government and Public [MW - Wednesday, 22 October 2003] We would like to express our deep concern over the safety of the tens of our colleagues detained and/or violently attacked during the recent presidential elections in Azerbaijan. According to the information distributed by journalism organizations and individual journalists, on October 15 and 16, 2003 during and the next day of the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, dozens of journalists and media workers were subjected to arrest or attacked by policemen and civilians, and some media staff were forced to leave their offices. It is reported that in these days some 73 journalists were detained and/or violently attacked in different parts of the country, and one journalist is missing. Georgian National Association of Broadcasters (GNAB) and “Free Press”, the Association of Independent Publishers of Georgia, call upon the Government of Azerbaijan to do its best to stop pressure on media, to ensure the safety of journalists in Azerbaijan, and implement an investigation into the arrests and violent attacks against journalists. We call on the Azerbaijan authorities and public to remember the vital importance of the free media in building democracy.

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