Jabbar Savalan, Azerbaijan

Publication Date: 01 December 2011 Teravet Aliyeva, mother of Jabbar Savalan, speaks here about his arrest and how it has affected his family. Teravet Aliyeva, mother of Jabbar Savalan, speaks here about his arrest and how it has affected his family.Jabbar Savalan, member of the youth wing of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front’s Party (APFP), has been targeted by the Azerbaijani authorities in response to his activity on Facebook. He has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience.Jabbar Savalan, arrested at the…

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