Police in Azerbaijan Beat Back Protesters Demanding Free Vote

And why won't there be a peep from the US administration? The

mostly Muslim country, a U.S. ally in Iraq, is the starting point of the pipeline that Washington says will reduce dependence on oil from the Middle East.

Because democracy is only good if it suits US interests.

The violence broke out as groups of protesters tried to make their way to a central square in the capital, Baku, shouting "Freedom!" and "Free elections!"