Republican Alternative Movement

Republican Alternative Movement
Founded January 2009 (2009-01)
Type Political movement
Focus
  • Human rights,
  • Free and democratic elections,
  • Free media,
  • High quality education and medicine,
  • Strong military
Location
Area served
Azerbaijan
Method
  • Non-violent protests,
  • Educational activities and debates
Key people
 Ilgar Mammadov
Website REAL Movement

The Republican Alternative Movement (Azerbaijani: Respublikaçı Alternativ Hərəkatı), commonly referred to as REAL Movement or simply REAL, is an Azerbaijani political movement founded in January 2009 by a few young people to achieve democratic and social changes in Azerbaijan.[1] Currently it has more than 500 members comprising mainly young individuals as well as well-known politicians and activists. The head of the movement Ilgar Mammadov was arrested before the presidential elections in 2013 and still is in jail as of February 2016.[2][3]

According to the official page of the organization, the main reason for the establishment of the movement was the lifting presidential re-election limit which was part of a package of reforms backed by President Ilham Aliyev in the Azerbaijani constitutional referendum on 18 March 2009. REAL Movement considers that this constitutional change damaged the republican values of the country and now the higher goal is to re-establish the republic.

References

  1. ↑ The official web page of the Republican Alternative Movement
  2. ↑ İlqar Məmmədov və Tofiq Yaqubluya 2 ay həbs verildi - Video, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty - Azerbaijan, 04.02.2013, retrieved on 28 March 2016
  3. ↑ İlqar Məmmədov 7 il, Tofiq Yaqublu 5 il müddətinə azadlıqdan məhrum edilib, BBC Azərbaycanca, 17 March 2014, retrieved on 28 March 2016
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