NYTIMES / E.BARRY
Police have arrested an estimated 93 protestors during 2-days of demonstrations in Baku that called for the resignation of President Ilham Aliyev.
During a second day rally Saturday organized by the opposition party Musavat, 50 were arrested, following 43 arrests in a smaller Friday demonstration.
Transparency International ranks Azerbaijan as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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