Amnesty International demands immediate release of Azerbaijani activist

Amnesty International demands immediate release of Azerbaijani activist

PanARMENIAN.Net - Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges, Amnesty International said.

Jabbar Savalan, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party's (APFP) youth group, was apparently targeted for using Facebook to call for a “Day of Rage” inspired by protests in the Middle East and North Africa.

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