Newspapers given to political prisoners are subjected to censorship

The problems with censorship   the press given to political  prisoners in jail N13  have not been solved,  said relatives of the head of the  Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies center (EMDSC) Anar Mammadli who  is in jail.

According to them, Mammadli said that  some articles  are cut out form the newspapers, and only then  are given to political prisoners. In protest, the prisoners for two weeks refused to read newspapers.

Furthermore, electricity, gas and water  are supplied intermittently. The administration explains it  by "saving".

*Anar Mammadov was arrested on December 16, 2013, and sentenced to 5,5 years in prison for illegal business activities and tax evasion. Organization Amnesty International declared  Anar Mammadov a prisoner of conscience. He was awarded the Prize Vaclav Gavel. -06В-

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