azerbaijan

Hackers recently accessed and attacked the website of a foundation lead by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The intentions of the hackers were to publicly accuse the former leader of brutally suppressing a pro-independence demonstration in ... Soviet-controlled Azerbaijan back in 1990. Those responsible for the hacking posted a series of photographs on the website, taken from the suppressed rally and also posted an open letter to Gorbachev, blaming him for the deaths of more than 130 people. In Azerbaijan, the suppressed rally continues to be referred to as "Black January". Fueled by the ... (view more)