Azerbaijan: Legal concern/Fear for safety: Shahin Agabeyli (m)

Index Number: EUR 55/008/2006
Date Published: 15 August 2006
Categories: Azerbaijan, Europe And Central Asia

Shahin Agabeyli, editor of the opposition weekly Milli Yol newspaper, is currently on hunger strike in protest at his forthcoming trial on the charge of defamation. He faces an unfair trial and is at risk of torture or ill-treatment while in pre-trial detention or prison. Amnesty International is extremely concerned for his safety and welfare.