Antigovernment Protesters Rally In Baku

Thousands of opposition supporters have protested against the Azerbaijani government, demanding the release of "political prisoners" in the oil-producing nation and calling for an end to President Ilham Aliyev's 11-year rule. The November 9 protest was organized by the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan (NCDC), a pro-democracy movement. (RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service)