Azerbaijan
Baku court sentences man to 5 years for rape of teenage activist
The Baku Criminal Court has sentenced Asgar Aghazade, aged 30, to five years in prison for raping his cousin, activist Sanay Yaghmur, when she was 17 years old. Wednesday’s verdict comes two years after the incident, following a prolonged battle by the victim and her family for the authorities to take action. Sanay’s mother, writer Zumrud Yaghmur, welcomed Aghazade’s conviction while bemoaning the fact he was given the minimum possible sentence. ‘Although we feel that it is not enough, in
