A court in Baku on October 17 sentenced Orxan Baxisli, an activist with the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP), to 20 days in jail after finding him guilty of minor hooliganism. The AXCP called Baxisli's incarceration politically motivated, saying he was jailed for his online criticism of President Ilham Aliyev. In 2018, Baxisli was sentenced to six years in prison on a charge of illegal drugs possession that he had rejected. The prison term was later cut by three years, and Baxisli was released early in 2021 under a presidential decree granting a mass amnesty. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service, click here.
Azerbaijani Opposition Activist Sentenced To 20 Days In Jail On Hooliganism Charge
Azerbaijani opposition activist Orxan Baxisli (file photo)