
Afgan Sadigov
Journalist Afgan Sadigov briefly detained in Azerbaijan after deportation from Georgia
It is yet unclear on what grounds Sadigov was detained.

It is yet unclear on what grounds Sadigov was detained.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is in Tbilisi for a state visit.

The court ordered Sadigov’s deportation in a late night hearing following his surprise arrest several hours earlier for ‘insulting police’ online.

In the end of February, the ECHR banned Sadigov’s extradition ahead of a final ruling in the case, which could take years.

The ECHR previously banned the extradition of Sadigov to Azerbaijan, after which he ended his 161-day hunger strike.

In response, Afgan Sadigov ended his hunger strike after 161 days.

The detained Azerbaijani journalist has been on hunger strike for over 140 days in protest against his pending extradition to Azerbaijan.