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Statement to the Azerbaijani authroities to condemn the recent interrogation of human rights defenders and arrests of youth activists and bloggers in Azerbaijan
The South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders have sent a statement to the Azerbaijani authroities on 10 March 2011 to condemn the recent interrogation of human rights defenders and last week arrests of youth activists and bloggers in Azerbaijan.
The statements calls upon the authorities to stop the repression of the civil society, and immediately release the five detained youth activists and urges the to respect freedom of expression and assembly of the people in Azerbaijan. The Network calls upon the international community to monitor the ongoing harassment and repression and send representatives to visit the youth activists in custody and to put pressure on Azerbaijani authorities for the immediate release of the detained youth activists. Further, to be present at the announced pro-democracy protests and monitor the events with regards to freedom of peaceful assembly.
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