A new hearing on the case of human rights defender Mr Bahtyar Mamedov is scheduled to start on 14 February 2013 at the Court of Grave Crimes in Baku. The human rights defender has been detained since 30 December 2011 on charges of “swindle” under Article 178.1 and “extortion accompanied by violence” under Article 182.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The trial under the charges of swindle has been ongoing since April 2012, des...

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