Azerbaijan: Retribution Against Photographer

A photographer and social media activist who photographed and exposed police violence as Azerbaijan prepared for the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012 was detained and is facing spurious hooliganism charges.

(Berlin) – A photographer and social media activist who photographed and exposed police violence as Azerbaijan prepared for the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012 was detained and is facing spurious hooliganism charges, Human Rights Watch said today.

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