Azerbaijan - Rauf Mirkadyrov should not be in prison!

Reporters without borders

Court orders well-known reporter held for four more months Reporters Without Borders is outraged to learn that a Baku court extended journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov's pre-trial detention for another four months on 15 July at the prosecutor-general's request. A well-known correspondent for the independent Russian-language newspaper Zerkalo, Mirkadyrov has been held since 18 April on a charge of high treason. In reality, he is one of the latest victims of the government's campaign to stamp out all (...)

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