Afgan Sadigov
Azerbaijani journalist detained by Georgia begins dry hunger strike
Afgan Sadigov, who is currently awaiting extradition to Azerbaijan, has been on hunger strike for more than 130 days.
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ECHR reportedly temporarily bars Georgia from extraditing Sadigov to Azerbaijan
Sadigov has been on a hunger strike for around 120 days in his own form of protest.
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Tbilisi Court rules in favour of extraditing jailed Azerbaijani journalist
The Tbilisi City Court ruled on Thursday to approve the extradition of Afgan Sadigov, an Azerbaijani journalist who has been in custody in Gldani prison in Tbilisi since 4 August. Sadigov’s lawyers will still have seven days to appeal the decision, and the case may be brought before the Supreme Court. Should all final appeals fail, Sadigov will be extradited back to Azerbaijan, where he was arrested several times on charges he refuted and said were politically motivated. His wife has sa
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Detained Azerbaijani journalist transferred to Georgia prison hospital following hunger strike
Detained Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov has been transferred to a prison hospital in Georgia on his 17th day of hunger strike. Sadigov has been in extradition custody in Gldani prison in Tbilisi since 4 August. Sadigova told Netgazeti on Tuesday that she was informed about her husband’s transfer to the hospital late Monday night. ‘I asked [to] talk to my husband, so I could hear his voice’, she said, adding that she was denied permission. ‘They called me late at night, but I don’
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Demonstration in Tbilisi against extradition of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov
A demonstration was held in front of the Government Chancellery of Georgia in support of Afgan Sadigov, an Azerbaijani journalist who has been detained in Georgia while awaiting a court decision regarding extradition to Azerbaijan. On Tuesday, around two dozen local journalists and activists, together with Afgan Sadigov’s wife and two children, gathered to show solidarity and demand Sadigov’s release. Sadigov, the head of the Azerbaijani news outlet and YouTube channel Azel.TV, was originall
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Georgia detains and threatens to extradite Azerbaijani journalist
Georgian authorities have detained Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov and have scheduled a hearing for his extradition. Sadigov, the head of the independent Azerbaijani news outlet and YouTube channel Azel.TV, was detained on Saturday, less than a month after he was barred from leaving Georgia unless he travels to Azerbaijan. Sadigov had been living in Georgia with his family since December 2023. [Read more: Azerbaijani journalist ‘barred from leaving Georgia’] His wife, Sevinj Sadig
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Azerbaijani journalist ‘barred from leaving Georgia’
An independent Azerbaijani journalist has alleged that the Georgian authorities have barred him from leaving the country, unless he travels to Azerbaijan. Afgan Sadigov, the head of the independent Azerbaijani news outlet and YouTube channel Azel.TV, claimed on 17 July that Georgian border guards prevented him and his family from flying from Tbilisi to Antalya. According to Sadigov, he was told he could only return to Azerbaijan. ‘I couldn’t leave Georgia for a third country. I have two
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