Azerbaijan - Journalist abducted by police and questioned for two hours

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns independent journalist Turkhan Karimov's abduction by two plainclothesmen from outside his Baku apartment at 11 a.m. today. After being released two hours later, he said he was taken to a police station in the Baku district of Nariman for a “discussion” with the local police chief. “Karimov's abduction by the very people who are supposed to ensure respect for public order is deeply shocking,” said Johann Bihr, the head of the Reporters Without Borders Eastern (...)

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