Anar Abdulla

Azerbaijani journalist given 15-day sentence following critical Facebook post

Azerbaijani activist and journalist Anar Abdulla has been sentenced to 15 days in prison shortly after making a post on social media critical of the authorities. Abdulla’s hearing on charges of petty hooliganism and disobeying police on Wednesday was closed to the press. Abdulla was summoned by police on 5 October for a ‘preventative conversation’ concerning a post he made on Facebook. After attending the police station voluntarily, he was placed in cuffs immediately upon arriving. The pos