Human rights campaigners working to draw attention to the restrictive regime in the country have appealed to high-profile Formula One fans, celebrities and drivers at today’s inaugural Azerbaijan Grand Prix to criticise or draw attention to the regime’s human rights record. Well away from the limelight of this weekend’s 3.7-mile grand prix circuit through the city are Azerbaijan’s prisons – their populations swollen by activists, journalists, bloggers and opposition figures. The asphalt has been laid over Baku’s ancient cobbled streets, many residential buildings have been covered with false fronts for the cameras, and bling-built new ones are on proud display.
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