Thousands of Azerbaijanis took to the street on Sunday, calling for the resignation of President Ilham Aliyev, the release of political prisoners and an end to human rights abuses in the country. The protest comes during an ongoing and wide reaching crackdown on regime critics. Human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif were detained in July, followed by fellow rights activist Rasul Jafarov, lawyer Intigam Aliyev and journalist Seymur Hezi. The protest, which also called for closer ties to the European Union, was approved by authorities, but took place in a remote part of Baku.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:18:05 +0000
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