Human Rights Campaign "Art in the name of democracy" (Art for democracy) encourages voter participation and emphasizes the need to ensure the fairness of the upcoming October 16, 2013 presidential elections in Azerbaijan. The project has been prepared meykhana (Azeri rap) entitled: "The call for free elections."
The campaign claims that these measures are not aimed at supporting any political force or policy, but only intended to encourage voter participation.
The authors of the meykhana encouraged to actively participate in the elections, the inadmissibility of fraud, and expressed the view that the people will choose their leader.
The campaign "The Art of Democracy" was initiated at the end of last year by the Club of Human Rights, the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety, Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) to promote democratic reforms through various forms of art.
The meykhana can be listened to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgKhygJhO68&feature=youtu.be. -06/16D-
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