Religious Extremism In Azerbaijan: Real Threat Or Pretext For Autocracy? – Analysis

By Rovshan Mammadli

(Eurasianet) — In December the U.S. State Department for the first time placed Azerbaijan on its Special Watch List for “engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.”

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reported an uptick in the suppression of...