Azerbaijan: Free Academic Facing Bogus Charges

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A photograph of Gubad Ibadoghlu taken in 2021. © 2021 Private (Berlin, July 23, 2024) – Azerbaijan should free Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, an academic arrested a year ago who is facing up to 17 years in prison on trumped-up charges, and end its crackdown on activists and journalists who criticize the government, a group of nongovernmental organizations including Human Rights Watch said in a statement released today.The following is their statement:July 23 – We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the ongoing crackdown against civil society in Azerbaijan…

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