YEREVAN. – Typologically, Azerbaijan has stopped being Caucasus, and it is Central Asia.

Armenian capital city Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute Director, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan, stated the above-said at a press conference on Monday.

Iskandaryan reflected on human rights abuses and persecution of journalists in Azerbaijan. He noted that this country increasingly sets up a form of governance that is typical of either the Central Asia or the Middle East.

“This was marked by the transfer of power from father to son; the clannish regime is increasingly strengthening,” stressed the analyst. “The opposition in this country was neutralized several years ago; the logical continuation of this process is the neutralization of any kind of freedom of speech.”

In his words, typologically, today’s Azerbaijan is reminiscent of the pre-revolution Egypt, led by then-President Hosni Mubarak.

“[Today’s] Azerbaijan is like, if not Turkmenistan, then [like] Uzbekistan,” added Alexander Iskandaryan. “The main part of the components of this chain is the growth of Islamic fundamentalism.”