]> 2026-06-05T03:28:50+00:00 Freedom of Religion/History/Country sources/Azerbaijan 0 en Azerbaijan’s Constitution of 1995 contains the first assertion of freedom of religion in the country’s post-Soviet history. In Article 18 all religion is declared equal under the law and Article 25, Article 48, Article 71(4) ban legal discrimination based on religion and grant religious protections. Articles 85 and 89 ban ministers of religion from holding power in the the Milli Majlis or Azerbaijan National Assembly. References: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/Azerbaijan%20Constitution.pdf Blaustein, Albert P., and Gisbert H. Flanz. Constitutions of the Countries of the World; a Series of Updated Texts, Constitutional Chronologies and Annotated Bibliographies. "Azerbaijan Republic, Booklet 2, 1996" Permanent ed. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y: Oceana Publications, 1971. What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-03-07T18:40:56Z 2460377.2784259 Freedom of Religion/History/Country sources/Azerbaijan Page name 102 en Page name