BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Police in Azerbaijan have raided the headquarters of the country's main opposition party in an apparent crackdown following a series of anti-government demonstrations.
Rights campaigner Saida Godjamanli says officers spent several hours Tuesday afternoon in the Musavat party building searching for documents.
Prosecutors say the search is related to acts of vandalism allegedly committed during an unauthorized anti-government rally earlier this month.
Police aggressively broke up two demonstrations this month, arresting dozens in the process. A dozen people are facing prosecution on charges related to a rally held on April 2.
Oil-rich Azerbaijan has in recent years been a target of widespread international criticism for stifling democratic freedoms.
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