Early this month Congressman Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), the chairman of U.S. Helsinki Commission, sent a clear message to Azerbaijan, urging Ilham Aliyev government to "let people out of prison who have committed no crime," to avoid criticism from the democratic world. Smith recently introduced a landmark bill called "Azerbaijani Democracy Act" to the Commission. If accepted, the bill would impose visa sanctions on Azeri senior leadership...

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