Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani prosecutor: ‘No evidence’ that Tofig Yagublu beaten
A local prosecutor has dismissed opposition activist Tofig Yagublu’s request for a criminal investigation as it could not substantiate that he was beaten, despite photos showing the activist with severe injuries. Yagublu, a former deputy chair of the opposition Musavat party, received his injuries after being detained by police at a 1 December demonstration in support of Saleh Rustamli, an imprisoned opposition figure who was on hunger strike at the time. [Read more: Dozens arrested in Bak
