Opposition Rally Dispersed In Baku

The Azeri police prevented a rally initiated by Azadlyg opposition bloc in Baku. The National Front Party of Azerbaijan, Musavat Party and the Democratic Party serving on the bloc intended to hold a rally on Sunday and urge free and fair parliamentary election on November 6. The oppositionists were going to deliver speeches simultaneously in three parts of the city. However several hours before the beginning of the action police dispersed the ralliers. The chief police department was reported to have detained 28 participants of the unauthorized rally, Russian media say.