Azerbaijan Braces for Protests
Police Forcibly Disperse Social Protests in Regions
January 12– A group of residents of Liman town in Lankaran region held a protest demanding lower food prices, after the prices of food and other essential goods saw a sharp rise following the devaluation of the national currency on December 21, 2015. The police used physical force to disperse the protesters, who had attempted to block the Alat-Astara highway.
Lankaran Regional Executive Power confirmed that a protest had been held in the region, but that it had ended when the protesters were...