RFE/RL WATCHDOG
12/29/2011 7:04:39 PM
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 Jailed Azerbaijani Activist's Appeal Rejected A Baku court has rejected an appeal by a former parliament candidate and social media activist for early release from his prison term. More  Azerbaijani Independent Forum's Meeting Thwarted A Forum of Intelligentsia of Azerbaijan meeting in Baku has been canceled when the hotel used as the venue said it could not host the meeting due to "technical problems." More  Azerbaijani Activist Hospitalized After 'Prison Abuse' The relatives of an Azerbaijani opposition member who was remanded in custody for three months say he has now been hospitalized after allegedly being tortured. More  Azerbaijani Activist Charged With Faking Disability An Azerbaijani opposition member has been remanded in custody for three months on charges of faking his disability and stealing from the state.More  Jailed Belarus Activist Tries Suicide Inmates at the labor camp say the incident took place on December 11, after Mikalay Autukhovich was released from solitary confinement and then told that he would be transferred to another brigade. More |
