{"id":230155,"date":"2021-12-23T17:10:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/?p=230155"},"modified":"2021-12-23T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T13:23:26","slug":"post-soviet-countries-a-risk-zone-for-azerbaijani-political-emigres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/post-soviet-countries-a-risk-zone-for-azerbaijani-political-emigres\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Soviet countries &#8211; a risk zone for Azerbaijani political \u00e9migr\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Post-soviet countries - a risk zone for Azerbaijani political \u00e9migr\u00e9s | Meydan TV English\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oMk4o0XBaaU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In Azerbaijan, civic and opposition activists, as well as independent journalists, have faced persecution for years. 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