Azerbaijan - Journalist critical of Islam dies four days after being stabbed by attacker

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that writer and journalist Rafiq Tagi died today from the multiple stab wounds he received at the hands of an unidentified assailant as he was returning to his Baku home on foot on the night of 19 November. A critic of Islam and the Iranian government, Tagi wrote for the newspaper Sanat. “We offer our full support to Tagi's family and colleagues,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Given his recent articles and the judicial proceedings brought (...)

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