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'Berlin Wall's Lessons For Today'

In an op-ed for "USA Today," Jeffrey Gedmin discusses RFE and the role of free media in societies living under repressive regimes. More
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RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service

For over 50 years, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadliq has operated within a challenging media environment as a dependable source of professional, independent, and up-to-the minute information and news. Radio Azadliq puts the values of democracy and independence firmly at the center of its mission, and is the country's most popular international broadcaster.

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Council Of Europe Head 'Very Concerned' About Azerbaijan

A Baku court has sentenced two young Azerbaijani bloggers to two and 2 1/2 years in prison on hooliganism charges, in a case that has brought international attention to declining freedoms in the South Caucasus state. RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service discussed the issue with Thorbjorn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe. More

'Life Not Hell Anymore'

Adam Michnik, the editor in chief of Poland's "Gazeta Wyborcza" and a leading member of the Polish democratic opposition from 1968 to 1989, was in Prague this week to attend a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. He spoke to Irina Lagunina of RFE/RL's Russian Service about Russia, the West, and the post-Soviet letdown felt in the former Eastern bloc countries. More

Before The Autumn Revolutions, The Moscow Spring

Before the autumn revolutions in Eastern Europe, there was the Moscow Spring in the Soviet Union. In 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies hit their high-water mark, as the USSR held its first competitive elections, press freedom flourished, and civil society awakened. More

Reactions (And Overreactions) To Virus's Spread

As the swine-flu virus continues to spread through the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, the measures taken by some governments range from bizarre and befuddled to seemingly political. More

Russia Is Dying To Learn Its Census Data

The news that the next Russian census will be held in 2010 is welcome news indeed. There had been considerable speculation that the census had been delayed largely for political reasons, and it is encouraging to think that the opinions of experts who say the census information is crucially needed were heeded in this case. More
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Facts & Stats

Map of Azerbaijan

Population
8,100,000 (July 2007 est.)

Ethnic Groups:
Azeri   90.6%
Dagestani  2.2%
Russian 1.8%
Armenian 1.5%
Other 3.9%
(1999 census)

Religions:
Muslim   93.4%
Russian Orthodox  2.5%
Armenian Orthodox  2.3%
Other  1.8%

Languages:
Azeri 90.3%
Lezgi 2.2%
Russian 1.8%
Armenian 1.5%
Other 3.3%
Unspecified 1%
(1999 census)

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