'I did not feel alone, I knew people believed in me'

Headline Title: 'I did not feel alone, I knew people believed in me' 05 December 2013 Azerbaijani youth activist Jabbar Savalan could hardly believe his eyes the first time guards at the prison brought him a bag full of letters.They mostly came from people he had never met before, from countries he had never visited.They were all telling him to keep strong and that they were putting pressure on authorities in Azerbaijan to release him.“I received over four thousand letters. They came from places like Germany, the USA, Japan and Australia. The letters gave me a lot of strength.…

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