Human rights defender Mr Hilal Mamedov was arrested on 21 June and charged for alleged possession of heroin. He is a consultant with the Institute for Democracy and Peace and editor in chief of Tolishi Sado (Talysh Voice), the only newspaper in the Talysh minority language in Azerbaijan.   He was also the head of the Committee for the Defence of Novruzali Mamedov, a prominent Talysh scientist and human rights activist charged in June 2008 with e...

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