Baku / 10.01.19 / Turan: On Thursday, the Musavat party headquarters held public hearings on the situation around political prisoners.
The event was organized by the Center for the Protection of Political Prisoners and a number of other civil society institutions in the country.
The focus was on the issue of a new criminal case against blogger Mehman Huseynov and his declared hunger strike.
Those who spoke, pointing out that there were 150 political prisoners in the country, sharply criticized the policy of repression by the authorities.
The participants in the discussions were unanimous in the need to release all political prisoners, including Huseynov.
The second part of the event was dedicated to the birthday of political prisoners - Afgan Muhtarly and Fuad Ahmedli. On this occasion, the wish was expressed that all political prisoners celebrate the following birthdays at home. -06D--
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