News from the Human Right House Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan releases young activist
The 20 year old Azerbaijani activist Jabbar Savalanli, arrested last February, was pardoned late December 2011. But still more than 15 demonstrators from last years mass rallies in Baku remain imprisoned. 09 Jan 2012 »
Impunity for torture in Nakhchivan
The torture murder by the security agents in Nakhchivan, an Azerbaijani enclave, remains unsolved, even though the family members of the murdered Turac Zeynalov presented video footages confirming the tortures. 25 Dec 2011 »
Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev detained and beaten at Istanbul airport
Intigam Aliyev was detained for more than 24 hours at the Istanbul airport since Tuesday evening, 6th of December 2011. He reported that he had been beaten by the immigration officer twice before he was deported to Baku, late evening on the 7th of December. 09 Dec 2011 »
Azerbaijan: Joint call for justice for Rafiq Tagi
Prominent Azerbaijani journalist and writer, Rafiq Tagi, died in Baku on 23 November from the injuries he sustained during a brutal knife attack four days earlier. Rafiq's death on 23 November - the world's first International Day to End Impunity - is a chilling reminder of the dangers faced by journalists in Azerbaijan. 26 Nov 2011 »
Azerbaijani writer-journalist Rafig Tagi assassinated
The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) condemns the indifference of the Azerbaijani government to journalism and freedom of the press, which led to death of writer-journalist Rafig Tagi on 23 November 2011, the International Day to End Impunity. 25 Nov 2011 »
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