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France: Mahammad Mirzali, Azerbaijani Activist at the Heart of a Trial for Attempted Murder

Nine men appear before the Ille-et-Vilaine Assize Court in Rennes on Tuesday 26 May for an alleged assassination attempt against an Azerbaijani political refugee in France. The accused are suspected of having beaten and stabbed Mohammad Mirzali, a blogger and very critical activist of the Baku regime, led by Ilham Aliev. Despite repeated threats, Mohammad Mirzali claims to want to attend his trial "with his head high".

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At Ille-et-Vilaine's sitting court, the 32-year-old dissident blogger's alleged assailants in Nantes in March 2021 attempted to avoid the president's questions by minimizing their role or the facts, more or less clumsy.

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Nine men appear before the Ille-et-Vilaine Assize Court in Rennes on Tuesday 26 May for an alleged assassination attempt against an Azerbaijani political refugee in France. The accused are suspected of having beaten and stabbed Mohammad Mirzali, a blogger and very critical activist of the Baku regime, led by Ilham Aliev. Despite repeated threats, Mohammad Mirzali claims to want to attend his trial "with his head high".

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Mirzali trial in Rennes or when foreign political violence knocks at the door of French justice. The trial that opens in Rennes, from 26 May to 12 June 2026, in the Parliament of Brittany, brings together nine men who appear before the specially composed sitting court of Ille-et-Vilaine for the attempted murder of Mahammad Mirzali,...

Farouche opposed to the Azerbaijani refugee regime in France, Mahammad Mirzali investigated the corruption of the Aliev family and published on YouTube. Nine men were tried on Tuesday in Rennes for attempted gang murder five years ago in Nantes.

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Radio France broke the news on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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