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IFEX member Mehman Huseynov begins hunger strike in protest at new charges (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 4, 2019

Azerbaijani IFEX member and long-time critic of President Aliyev’s regime, Mehman Huseynov, faces dubious assault charges just two months before he is due to be released from jail.
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