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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.
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