Attempt to enter into the apartment of Nakhchivan defenders

This afternoon there was  an attempt to enter  into the apartment and Nakhchivan defenders Ilgar and  Malahat Nasibovs. According to Ilgar Nasibov,  unknown  man tried to open the door  in the unlock their apartment at Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Building 37, Apartment  91.

"The lock  was badly damaged from the outside. It is clear that  they stuck  a pick into the  keyhole, and tried to open the door. They could not open the door , but  seriously damaged the mechanism,"  Nasibov  told  Turan agency.

He believes that such could  b done on the part of  secret  services, because there are no thefts Nakhchivan. "The doors of shops, apartments and institutions are  practically open, there has not long been cases of theft,"  he said. The human rights activist said that  he came  home by accident, because he and his wife were going to go to the village to a wedding party of relatives. "Our phones are tapped, and probably someone  decided to take advantage of our absence,"  he said.

 On the background  of  unprecedented pressure on civil society in Baku,  the  prosecution of the only  human rights defenders in Nakhchivan seems logical. Nasibovs believe that a provocation  is being prepared against to  blame  them of illegal activities.

Malahat Nasibova is the head  of the Resource Center for Democracy in Nakhchivan, and is also a journalist. Nasibov also works at the Center, and  collaborates with a number of media.

In previous years,  Nasibovs  were regularly harassed and persecuted for criticizing the local authorities and the protection of citizens' rights. -02В-