Committee to Protect Journalists: Azerbaijani Journalist Afgan Sadygov Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
November 05, 2020
November 05, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Nov. 4:
Azerbaijani authorities should release journalist Afgan Sadygov and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Yesterday, Baku Grave Crimes Court sentenced Sadygov, chief editor of the independent news website Azel.tv, to seven years in prison, according to news reports, his wife Sevinch Sadygova, and his lawyer Elchin Sadygov, both of whom . . .
Azerbaijani authorities should release journalist Afgan Sadygov and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Yesterday, Baku Grave Crimes Court sentenced Sadygov, chief editor of the independent news website Azel.tv, to seven years in prison, according to news reports, his wife Sevinch Sadygova, and his lawyer Elchin Sadygov, both of whom . . .