AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCultural diplomacy in focus: Azerbaijan’s Culture Minister Adil Karimli met Italy’s culture leadership in Rome to push new cooperation on heritage protection, museums, creative industries, film, music and performing arts. Heritage & music: A conference in Baku marked the 140th anniversary of Uzeyir Hajibayli, spotlighting the “first women composers” from his school, while the International Mugham Center hosted an anniversary evening for a renowned tar maestro. Education policy: Azerbaijan’s general education reform draft adds national identity and secularism as key state principles. Human rights & media: Azerbaijan’s Media Development Agency condemned misleading “Abituriyent” exam-statistics headlines. Diaspora & community: Azerbaijani diaspora representatives gathered in Serbia to strengthen language and culture initiatives. International spotlight: An Azerbaijani author presented a Japanese-language book, “A Strategy Called Azerbaijan,” in Tokyo, with guests sampling traditional cuisine. Regional human rights pressure: A report says Bahrain stripped citizenship from families, including a baby, leaving them stuck in exile. Tech & surveillance risk: A new global report warns digital surveillance is expanding worldwide, raising risks for activists and journalists.
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