Rights Group Demands Azerbaijan Release Samadov, Other Critics

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Azerbaijan: Release Bahruz Samadov and other government critics targeted during election campaign

Responding to the latest arrests of journalists and activists during the snap parliamentary election campaign in Azerbaijan that ended on Sunday, Natalia Nozadze, Amnesty International’s South Caucasus Researcher, said: “The alarming new arrests and detentions targeting government critics must not be overlooked. The international community must condemn it in the strongest possible terms. Over the past two weeks, during the election campaign, two…