Baku Residents Protest Over Fuel, Food Costs

Hundreds of Baku residents today protested against the rising costs of fuel and food. Protesters chanted antigovernment slogans and called on President Ilham Aliyev to resign, accusing him of corruption and falsifying the results of the October 9 presidential election. Ali Karimli, the head of the Party Popular Front of Azerbaijan, and Jamil Hasanli, the head of National Council of Democratic forces, both addressed the crowds. (RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service)