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Central Asia & Caucasus

Blood and democracy: the fight for animal rights in Azerbaijan

Kamran Mammadli, 27, is a vegan activist from Azerbaijan and is part of the animal rights movement. He has been engaged in animal rights activism since the movement began to gain momentum in Azerbaijan in 2018. Since then, he has been detained several times during animal rights protests, most recently on October 4, when the movement organized a protest against the culling of stray dogs.

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Discussing the likelihood of water conflict and collaboration in Central Asia is a specialist in water diplomacy.

JT: Water often can be a source of competition and tensions, but as Aaron Wolf stated, no wars are fought exclusively over the water, and water-based conflicts almost always reveal other underlying problems. Here comes water diplomacy, which seeks to develop sustainable and peaceful solutions to water management while promoting cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders.

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