Baku / January 15, 19 / Turan: On January 15, the employees of the Baku Red Cross office visited political prisoners in jail number 13: Ilkin Rustamzade, Ahsan Nurizade, Bayram Mammadli and Elchin Ismaily, who are on a hunger strike there, said the human rights activist Oktay Gyulalyev.
According to him, the workers of the Red Cross familiarized themselves with the condition of these prisoners. They also recommended the leadership of the jail to separate those on a hunger strike from the rest of the prisoners, take them under medical supervision, and create conditions for their communication with family members. -05B-
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