Turan news agency, Azerbaijani Opposition
Sept 23 2017
US Mission to OSCE called to release political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Warsaw/23.09.17/Turan: At the 2017 Human Dimension Implementation
Meeting in Warsaw, the US Mission to OSCE has made a statement noting
facts of violation of human rights in some countries.
Concerning Azerbaijan the statement calls to release political
prisoners in Azerbaijan.
"During the first week, we welcomed the release of Mehman Aliyev, the
director of Turan, the last independent news agency in Azerbaijan. We
also welcome the Azeri government"s decision to drop charges against
opposition leader Natig Jafarli and to release Faig Amirli, financial
director of the Azadliq newspaper. We call on the government to drop
the remaining charges against Aliyev and to lift travel bans against
him and others, including investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
and defense lawyer Intigam Aliyev. Over 145 people are estimated to
remain incarcerated on politically motivated charges, including Ilgar
Mammadov, leader of the REAL political movement, who remains
imprisoned despite a ruling in his favor by the European Court of
Human Rights. They, too, should be freed expeditiously, without
condition", - reads the statement. -02D-
