The Azerbaijani government’s crackdown on independent voices and government critics, escalating since 2012, has now reached crisis levels. The government has detained and brought unfounded criminal charges against the country’s human rights leaders and dozens of civil society activists and journalists, prompting others to flee the country or go into hiding. Human Rights Watch has documented at least 50 such cases in the past two years. This photo essay profiles 12 of Azerbaijan’s most prominent human rights defenders, journalists, opposition political leaders, and youth activists who have been detained or imprisoned on politically motivated charges..
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
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PAYING THE PRICE: AZERBAIJAN SILENCES INDEPENDENT VOICES
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