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Azerbaijan frees rights activist after 2 years in prison | |
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BAKU, Azerbaijan — A court in Azerbaijan has ordered the release of a human rights activist who spent the last two years in jail. | BAKU, Azerbaijan — A court in Azerbaijan has ordered the release of a human rights activist who spent the last two years in jail. |
Intigam Aliyev was convicted last year of economic crimes that critics have dismissed as retaliation for his work. | Intigam Aliyev was convicted last year of economic crimes that critics have dismissed as retaliation for his work. |
His lawyer, Fariz Namazly, said the Supreme Court of this former Soviet republic issued a ruling Monday converting Aliyev’s seven-year prison sentence into a five-year conditional one, meaning his immediate release. | |
The ruling comes amid a flurry of other court decisions that triggered the release of 16 activists and journalists this month who have spent years in prison. | The ruling comes amid a flurry of other court decisions that triggered the release of 16 activists and journalists this month who have spent years in prison. |
The Caspian Sea nation has come under criticism for a crackdown on human rights, with journalists and activists hit with charges they say are retaliation for their work exposing official abuses. | The Caspian Sea nation has come under criticism for a crackdown on human rights, with journalists and activists hit with charges they say are retaliation for their work exposing official abuses. |
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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