Single Picket Activist Detained by Police
Baku / 01.25.19 / Turan: A citizen Rafael Huseynzadeh held a single protest at noon on Friday, demanding the release of political prisoners.
He raised posters: "Freedom to political prisoners!", "Down with Ilham Aliyev!" near the University of Petroleum Industry.
In an interview with Meydan TV, Huseynzadeh said:
"I appeal to the people, with a call to focus on the release of political prisoners. If they do not arrest me, I will come here every day," he said.
Some time later, police officers detained Huseynzadeh and took him away from the rally scene. -16D-
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