Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
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The deputy head of the Azerbaijani presidential administration, chief of the administration’s foreign relations department Novruz Mammadov pointed out to another example of double standards towards Azerbaijan.
"If even 1/10 of what has been happening in Yerevan occurred in Baku, those who “care” about us would go on talking about it for a month," Mammadov said in a tweet June 25.
Yet, look how CNN, BBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House and others are silent, Mammadov said.
It is a manifestation of double standards at its finest, because, Armenia is a non-Muslim country, Mammadov added.
On June 23, the Armenian police broke up a rally in the center of the country’s capital. The rally was held in protest against the increased electricity tariffs. The protests in the streets resulted in use of water cannons against people.
Over 230 people got arrested as a result of violent crackdown, including journalists of Gala TV, the Radio Liberty’s Armenian office, the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, the Hetq, News.am, Panarmenian.net news agencies.
On June 17, Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission, considering a request from the distribution company, Electric Networks of Armenia, which is a subsidiary of the Inter RAO UES, raised the electricity tariffs by 6.93 Armenian drams (about $0.015).
This caused discontent among the population that believes the rise in the cost of electricity will lead to higher prices for essential goods and many services.
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