The story of Ilham Aliyev, the most successful autocrat of the former USSR. Why is he doing almost the same thing as Putin, but the West forgives him for it? – Misc

On November 11, the UN Climate Conference 2024 (COP29) began in Baku. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev confirmedthat “holding this conference is another great success for the country and its people.

International organizations, in number Transparency International calls hosting a climate conference in Azerbaijan “a disturbing conflict of interest.” In particular, human rights activists are aware that Azerbaijan is actively producing oil and is going triple gas production. Moreover, in Azerbaijan hundreds political prisoners, including human rights activists and journalists.

Human rights activists believewith the help of COP29 Azerbaijan wants to “green” its reputation. At the BBC notethat the Azerbaijani authorities often present major international events as a major international success for the country and Ilham Aliyev personally. These events included, for example, Eurovision and Formula 1.

We discuss Ilham Aliyev’s political history and why the West forgives him so much – with former political prisoner from Azerbaijan, conflict expert Arif Yunusov.

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