Azerbaijan - Opposition journalist latest victim in Azerbaijan crackdown

Reporters without borders

Seymour Khaziyev, a reporter with the opposition daily Azadlig, joined the long list of journalists imprisoned in Azerbaijan when a judged ordered his detention for at least two months on 30 August on a charge of “aggravated hooliganism”. He faces a possible prison sentence of between three and seven years if convicted. Reporters Without Borders says he was a victim of provocation and demands his immediate release. Provocation used again as a weapon of intimidation Khaziyev is an (...)

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