Aleksandr Lapshin (ria.ru)
Baku City Court has sentenced blogger Aleksandr Lapshin to three years in prison for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh. [Read more…]
Blogger sentenced to prison in Baku for Nagorno-Karabakh visit
Trial of blogger for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh kicks off in Baku
Aleksandr Lapshin (ria.ru)
The trial of blogger Aleksandr Lapshin for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh has kicked off in Baku. Lapshin, a citizen of Russia, Ukraine, and Israel, was detained in Belarus on Azerbaijan’s request charged with ‘illegally crossing the border of Azerbaijan’ and ‘supporting separatism in public speeches’; he faces 8 years in prison if convicted. [Read more…]
Amnesty International calls for release of blogger in Azerbaijan
Amnesty International has called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to immediately release popular blogger Aleksandr Lapshin. In a statement released by the rights group on 10 February, they claim that he faces ‘torture’ and an ‘unfair trial’, and has been refused permission to contact his wife.
Blogger arrested in Belarus and extradited to Azerbaijan for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh
Popular blogger Aleksandr Lapshin was arrested in Belarus and extradited to Azerbaijan following his visits to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Chechens in Brest: A borderline case
(Dosh)
In the Belarusian border town of Brest, there up to 1,500 Russian citizens, practically all of them Chechen. They are seeking refuge in Poland.
