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Renewed calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 25, 2019

Kidnapped in Georgia in 2017 and transported back to Azerbaijan, Mukhtarli was convicted on dubious charges and sentenced to six years in prison.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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