Azerbaijan
Protest in Baku over arrest of activist who ‘defended rape victim’
Around a dozen women gathered in central Baku on Friday calling for the release of opposition activist Alzamin Salayev. Salayev was allegedly detained and tortured after coming to Baku to report a high-ranking police official he claimed had raped a woman. The women chanted ‘Freedom to Alzamin’, ‘Stop police violence’, and ‘Stop violence against women’ among other things. Shortly after they gathered, the protesters were confronted by police officers and a man in civilian clothes, who ask
