Azerbaijan - The international community must ask for the release of prisoners targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression and association

Reporters without borders

The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA), the Civic Solidarity Platform and local organisations condemn the latest crackdown on freedom of expression and association in Azerbaijan. Since the start of the year, the authorities have used repressive means to silence critical voices, including those of protesters, journalists and critics of the government. Days after the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution which expressed concern about the situation (...)

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