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Investigative Stories Produced by ICFJ-Baku Participants
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By Esmira Cavadova
Twenty year old Dayanat Allahverdiyev is caught in a contradiction between the constitution and the law on military service. In September 2007 Dayanat was drafted into the military service before completing high school – a move that is highly unusual.
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 Some residents of Baku suggest that on many occasions they are forced to pay for medical care at state facilities that are supposed to provide services free of charge.
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By Ramil Memedov
February 6, 2008
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - Drivers say they are still cheated by the petrol stations in terms of volume and quality of gasoline in Azerbaijan, a country which sells gasoline to the world market.
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By Samira Ahmadbeyli
February 6, 2008
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - It still remains a puzzle how a 15-year-old boy managed to get into the wheel well of a commercial aircraft before it left Baku bound for Moscow. The teenager, somehow, passed through airport security. The body of the boy, identified as Ilgar Khudiyev of Zabrat settlement, fell from the plane in flight to Moscow on October 17th. His body was found in the Russian Domodedovo forest two days later.
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By Ayten Fahadova
February 1, 2008
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - Those addicted to drugs in Azerbaijan have very few choices when it comes to seeking treatment. As Ayten Farhadova reports, while psychological help is often considered part of standard treatment, it is not offered by state-run clinics. The first voice you hear is a drug addicted man who asked that his voice be altered so as not to be recognized.
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By Charles Rice, ICFJ Trainer
February 1, 2008
 BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - Journalists are normally behind the cameras and microphones, but on Friday, January 31, 2008, eight Baku-based reporters took center stage to celebrate their graduation from the International Center for Journalists’ in-depth investigative reporting training program. The program is a partnership between ICFJ and ANS-TV’s Azerbaijani-American Journalism Academy. It is funded by the US State Department.
At left: Charles Rice, ICFJ’s Country Director in Baku, speaking at the graduation ceremony for eight journalists who have completed an investigative reporting training course.
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 By Sabina Babayeva
February 1, 2008
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - More than half of the toys being sold in Azerbaijan are made in China and most of these toys pose a threat to children’s health, according to the state-run Sanitary Quarantine Inspection Office. Officials at the inspection office say it’s impossible for them to inspect all of the toys being brought into Azerbaijan that are made in China, Russia and Iran. These three countries produce most of the toys sold in this country. The officials say some of these toys arriving in Azerbaijan are banned from many other countries because they are dangerous.
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