Canadian Cotton finishes fifth at judo tournament Statoil Lags Volumes Depress Analyst Blog Azerbaijan's First Lady Turkey conserves Armenian cultural heritage as gesture of reconciliation toward Armenia WATCH World Press Freedom Day Conference [LIVE] News Barr and Wray secures Azerbaijan contract Letters Democratic abuses in Nabucco sees 2011 key year Baku strikes out against proreformists unregistered Christians forbidden to pray together Under the Spell Azam Ali US embassy cables Arms smuggling into Lebanon Gaza Strip Ever made a small mistake with huge consequences | Open thread Elderly Georgian Woman Cuts Internet Opposition Vows Step Up Protests protest broken up by police Dozens arrested demanding democracy Police break opposition rally

Amy Cotton of Antigonish, N.S., gathered some valuable qualification points for the London Olympics, finishing as the top Canadian judoka in the Baku Grand Prix tournament in Azerbaijan, in the under-78 kg weight class. Statoil's first-quarter 2011 earnings of 48 cents per ADR were well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 75 cents. Mehriban Aliyeva is breaking the mold in a country which has not seen much of presidential wives in public. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has launched a project to conserve an ancient Armenian cathedral and church in what is seen as a gesture of reconciliation toward its neighbor. Turkey and Armenia have been locked in a bitter dispute for decades over the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey in the last years of the Ottoman Empire. Efforts to normalize relations have been dealt a setback by the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan is a close Muslim ally of Turkey. Read full article >> Nearly two decades ago, the UN General Assembly proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day as a reminder that free, independent press is essential… Barr and Wray has secured a EUR900,000 (£795,000) deal for the design and installation of new spa and pool facilities at the new Four Seasons Hotel hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan.{poll_summary} To mark the anniversary of the imprisonment of award-winning investigative journalist Eynulla Fatullayev and to express solidarity with the scores of Azerbaijani citizens arrested, attacked and harassed in recent weeks, protesters will gather outside the Azerbaijani embassy from 1pm to 2pm today. After widespread protests in the Middle East and north Africa, democracy activists and journalists have taken to the streets to demand democratic reform and improved human rights, most recently on 17 April. The government has responded by clamping down on freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. Fatullayev's case symbolises the rapid deterioration of media freedom in the country. Imprisoned even after a European court ruling in his favour, his continued persecution reveals a government unwilling to tolerate criticism. For journalists, civil activists and those using social networks to organise protests, the situation is becoming increasingly dangerous, with a spate of arrests and attacks in recent weeks. Human rights organisations have also faced closure. In the runup to World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, it is vital that the international community takes notice of the situation in Azerbaijan. Today, as Eynulla marks his fourth year in jail, we call for his release, and for the ... BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19 (UPI) -- The consortium managing the Nabucco natural gas pipeline expects financial investment decisions soon but it depends on supply agreements, a director said. BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 18 (UPI) -- Police in Azerbaijan cordoned off parts of a main square in Baku and arrested dozens of supporters of an opposition group, witnesses said. ("AsiaNews," April 13, 2011) Baku, Azerbaijan - The authorities have prohibited three religious from coming together to pray in Gyanja, the second largest city of Azerbaijan. Forum 18 news agency says that Christians, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, confirmed the repeated threat of police to arrest those who continued to meet for Sunday service. Azam Ali From Night to the Edge of Day (Six Degrees Records, 2011) Azam Ali's hauntingly lovely voice should be a familiar one considering her collaborations with Mickey Hart, System... Cable dated:2009-11-18T14:32:00 S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 TEL AVIV 002501 SIPDIS **E.O. 12958: DECL: **11/18/2019 **TAGS: **PREL, PGOV, MOPS, PTER, KWBG, EG, IR, LE, IS **SUBJECT:** 40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION (PART 2 OF 4) Classified By: A/DCM Marc Sievers, reasons 1.4 (b),(d) 1. (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused on arms transfers to Hizballah in Lebanon via Iran and Syria, and provided current estimates of Hizballah arms. IDF J5 and IDI officers argued that Hizballah's ultimate goal during any future conflict is to launch a massive number of missiles and rockets daily into Israeli territory, including those that can reach the Tel Aviv area. J5 and IDI also described the sophisticated smuggling routes from Iran into the Gaza Strip, arguing that Hamas is now more powerful than prior to Operation Cast Lead. IDF J5 and IDI officers noted improved countersmuggling efforts by Egypt, but stressed more must be done to curb smuggling into Gaza. ... A Georgian woman cut off all internet services to Armenia when digging for copper. Tell us your experiences of such mishaps We've all heard the idea that a butterfly flapping his wings on one side of the world can create a hurricane on the other – the smallest of actions sometimes having earth-shattering consequences. When a 75-year-old woman from Georgia foraging for copper accidently sliced through an underground cable, the ramifications were no less significant, and rather more direct: she cut off all internet services to Armenia and parts of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Have you ever made a small mistake that's had massive consequences? Or have you been on the receiving end of a minute mishap? * Georgia * Armenia * Azerbaijan * Internet * Europe guardian.co.uk (C) Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds welcher writes "An elderly Georgian woman was scavenging for copper with a spade when she accidentally sliced through an underground cable and cut off internet services to nearly all of neighboring Armenia. The fibre-optic cable near Tiblisi, Georgia, supplies about 90% of Armenia's internet so the woman's unwitting sabotage had catastrophic consequences. Web users in the nation of 3.2 million people were left twiddling their thumbs for up to five hours. Large parts of Georgia and some areas of Azerbaijan were also affected. Dubbed 'the spade-hacker' by local media, the woman is being investigated on suspicion of damaging property. She faces up to three years in prison if charged and convicted." Read more of this story at Slashdot. The police have cracked down on demonstrators against the government of President Ilham Aliyev. Popular support for the movement is difficult to gauge. Police in the central Asian republic of Azerbaijan have arrested dozens of opposition activists as they attempted to stage a rally in the capital… Police in Azerbaijan have arrested dozens of protesters rallying for democratic reforms in the authoritarian republic. BAKU (Reuters) - Azeri police arrested dozens of opposition activists who tried to stage a protest rally in the center of the oil-producing Muslim country's capital Baku on Saturday.
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