{"id":345211,"date":"2026-05-18T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/h%c9%99d%c9%99fd%c9%99-exlaqimizi-pozanlar-hakimiyy%c9%99tin-dili-il%c9%99-des%c9%99k\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:57:14","slug":"protecting-morality-how-azerbaijan-is-tightening-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/protecting-morality-how-azerbaijan-is-tightening-control\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cProtecting Morality\u201d: How Azerbaijan is Tightening Control"},"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=\"\u201cProtecting Morality\u201d: How Azerbaijan is Tightening Control\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v0JikP0Jlz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How are the boundaries between what is permitted and what is prohibited shifting in Azerbaijan? 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