Azerbaijan

Urgent action: Azerbaijan. young activist Jabbar Savalan, sentenced on ‘made-up’ charges

UA: 133/11 Index: EUR 55/007/2011 Issue Date: 10 May 2011

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 21 JUNE 2011.
Check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

A member of an opposition youth organization in Azerbaijan was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on 4 May on fabricated drug charges. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action: Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev detained after calling for protests

UA: 64/11 Index: EUR 55/002/2011 Issue Date: 09 March 2011

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 18 APRIL 2011 TO:
. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Youth activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was arrested on 4 March in Azerbaijan, after using Facebook to call for protests inspired by recent events in the Middle East and North Africa. He has said that he was tortured and threatened with rape by police officers while in custody. He is on hunger strike in protest against his treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action (follow-up): Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade had their appeal hearing scheduled

Further information on UA: 308/09 Index: EUR 55/011/2009 Issue Date: 11 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 22 JANUARY 2010 . Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Two jailed male Azerbaijani youth activists and bloggers will have their appeal heard in the capital, Baku, on 22 December. Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade were imprisoned on charges Amnesty International believes to have been fabricated. [ Lire la suite » ]


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