Baku attracts literally façade on, Bernie will find it cool

Posted on 10-06-2016 at 8:08 by jaapiyo – 67 Comments”

This weekend is the Grand Prix in Canada on the planning, but next weekend the Formula 1 is once again welcoming a rogue. Bizarre picture of the preparations which are in Baku after the click.

Sporting events that are organised by dubious regimes of all times. There were, for example, the Games of Berlin in 1936 and the Soccer world cup in Argentina in 1978. These days seem to be big events, however, almost exclusively in countries with a, let’s say, strong leader and organized as can be. Or in Brazil, of course, that can also. In 2008, there are still voices in the Netherlands the Beijing Games boycott because the Chinese are not always down with human rights. But after the winter Olympics of 2014 in Russia, now the Summer games in Brazil, the Football world cup in Russia in 2018 and the Football world cup in 2022 in Qatar for the door. And let us also the european Football CHAMPIONSHIPS in France will not be forgotten…

Also the Formula 1 is doing good to keep up with this trend, or is even perhaps the trendsetter in this field. Bernie drags the circus anywhere, as long as it is paid. The past few years led to tramelant around the race in Bahrain because the people in the race impression in order to protest against the regime. In the last is also the discord hidden between the front and the opponents of large sporting events in this type of countries. Proponents say that such an event can contribute to the improvement of the situation in a country. Opponents claim that awarding the event to a ‘rogue’ the incumbent regime legitimizes and a chance to be better than they are.

That last one is taken very literally in Azerbaijan. At this time there by the men of the Aliyev literally the façades erected in the city to ugly places can be shielded from the piercing look in his eye of the cameras that perch to the F1 circus to follow.

The organisation Sport for Rights has Bernie and his crew earlier this year urged the regime in Azerbaijan to motivate political prisoners. As a result, the journalist Khadija Ismayilova released, but many others are still stuck. Now try Sports for Rights to the FIA to speak to Bernie and his family is under pressure to convert. A gevalletje is continued.

What do you find, caps that sport in rogue or something, as a dictator, a show organizes? (via Jalopnik)