On 13 August, 2015 an Azerbaijani court has sentenced human rights defender Leyla Yunus and historian Arif Yunus to 8.5 years and 7 years respectively, following questionable allegations of tax evasion, illegal business activity, fraud and forgery. Commenting on the judgment, Minister for Europe, David Lidington, said:“I am deeply troubled by the sentencing handed down to Leyla and Arif Yunus. A number of aspects of the conduct of the trial reinf...

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