Voice of America: Pressures and confinements to continue for Azerbaijani activists
Translated By Oyrenci-News:
According to reports issued by ASٍMK (committee to protect Azerbaijani political prisoners rights), Iranian special court for clergy crimes, sentenced Azerbaijani clergyman and nationalist activist, Abdolaziz Azimi, to one year jail. Hosein Bahrami, high judge in Ghom clergy crimes court, has blamed clergyman Azimi for "provoke anti-national feelings". Musavat newspaper has reports that Mr. Azimi has been detained several times because of his pursuits for Azerbaijani nation requests. Previously, Amnesty International had issued three statements advocating his activities.
Furthermore, in accord with student committee to defend human rights reports, Hadi Hamidi Shafigh, jailed in prison of Urmia due to vague charges such as "illegal protest" and "insult national unity", has been tortured when he was kept in detainment center of Intelligence Ministry. Hamidi Shafigh has been sentenced to 10 months in primitive court, but reviewal court increased to 17 months.
