Azerbaijan's state-owned media's making another play for the homos. Or, rather, imagined homos.

The post-Soviet nation grabbed a surprisingly few headlines last month after (allegedly) trying to discredit journalist Agil Khalil by claiming he's a gay. Khalil, who works for opposition-connected newspaper Azadlig, began writing about how members of the ruling party, New Azerbaijan Party had been selling state-owned property for private funds. Soon after the reports, Khalil was beaten and then later stabbed. State prosecutors claimed his gay lover stabbed him and even produced a shoddily edited video as "evidence" of the mens' tussle.

Khalil denies those claims.

Now the same tricks are being pulled on Ali Karimli, leader of opposition party Popular Front of Azerbaijan…

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