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A man stands outside the House of Culture damaged by Azerbaijani military strikes for Concern over Azerbaijan ruling family influence at Oxford centre

Concern over Azerbaijan ruling family influence at Oxford centre

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#1 Submitted by NJF on January 17, 2022 - 11:18pm

Overseas governments 'out-reach' and interference activities by buying influence to silence critics and curtail freedom of speech have been ongoing for years, this is going to aggravate many, the colluding universities as much as those that have bought undue influence.

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