Imprisoning one of the country’s most popular journalists and bloggers, Mehman Huseynov, for allegedly libeling a police chief is a new low even for Azerbaijan. Last week, a Baku court sentenced Huseynov to two years in prison for defaming the police chief of the city’s Nasimi district, after he dared to go public about abuse he’d suffered at the hands of police officers.
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Jailing the Messenger in Azerbaijan
Outspoken Journalist Imprisoned After Going Public About Police Abuse
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