Youth activist Giyas Ibrahimov, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016, addresses supporters upon being released. (Turan Information Agency)
Almost 400 prisoners have been released in Azerbaijan after President Ilham Aliyev issued an amnesty to mark the Novruz holiday. Fifty-two of those receiving pardons are widely considered by rights groups and international organisations to be political prisoners. [Read more…]
