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Azerbaijan: Join Us

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Digital Activism, Governance, Human Rights, Politics, Protest, Youth

Pro-opposition activists in the Armenian Diaspora are starting to use rap music to communicate their message [1] ahead of next week's demonstration in Yerevan while youth movements in Azerbaijan have long been doing so [2]. Uploaded to YouTube in October, one example is Shirbənd with Bizimlə ol (Join Us) as opposition groups in the oil-rich republic also warn of an “Egyptian scenario” unless new parliamentary elections are called [3].