Action in defense of political prisoners before the European Parliament
A group of Azerbaijani political refugees living in Europe held a rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on September 24, seeking to draw attention to the problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
The participants wore red T-shirts, which depicted photos of arrested activists, Leyla Yunus, Intigam Aliyev, Anar Mammadli, Rasul Jafarov, Bashir Suleymanli, et al.
The demonstrators protested and demanded an end to repression in Azerbaijan. -16D-
Politics
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