Media Release: Azerbaijani Human Rights Lawyer Intigam Aliyev Released from Prison
Washington, DC: Freedom Now is delighted to announce today’s release of Intigam Aliyev after nearly two years of imprisonment. A human rights lawyer, Mr. Aliyev was convicted of politically motivated charges in April 2015 and sentenced to seven and one-half years in prison. His release comes more than a week after Azerbaijan freed 15 political prisoners. “We are relieved that the Supreme Court has commuted this harsh sentence and returned Intigam to his family,” said Freedom ........