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Afgan Sadygov. Photo via Sakartvelos Ambebi.
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Tbilisi Court rules in favour of extraditing jailed Azerbaijani journalist

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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

Afgan Sadygov. Photo via Sakartvelos Ambebi.
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Detained Azerbaijani journalist transferred to Georgia prison hospital following hunger strike

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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’

A demonstration in support of Afgan Sadigov in Tbilisi. Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.
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Demonstration in Tbilisi against extradition of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov

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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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