CHILDREN WITH CHRISTIAN NAMES NOT GIVEN BIRTH CERTIFICATES IN AZERBAIJAN

PanArmenian News
Dec 6 2004

06.12.2004 17:24

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ There are no children with Christian names in
Azerbaijan, as the authorities ban to issue birth certificates for
them, Gazetasng.ru reports. Baptist Novrus Eyvazov, for instance,
was refused to register son named Luca. According to the source,
this is not the first case when people, who want to give their
children a Christian, are refused registration. At the same time
Islamic rhetoric and activation of Islamic culture can be observed
in Azerbaijan. Aggressive Islamic rhetoric is frequently used in
anti-Armenian propaganda and in the calls for the resumption of
military operations in Karabakh.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress