Azerbaijan: Wrongfully Imprisoned Blogger Released

The Azerbaijani Supreme Court lessened a serious injustice by ordering the release on parole on June 4, 2012, of a prominent activist.

(Berlin) – The Azerbaijani Supreme Court lessened a serious injustice by ordering the release on parole on June 4, 2012, of a prominent activist, Human Rights Watch said today. The activist, Bakhtiar Hajiyev, had been imprisoned after using social media to promote peaceful demonstrations.

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