Politically Motivated Kidnappings in Azerbaijan: a Trend in the Making?

Konstantin Adamov News, Re-Post

Afgan Mukhtarli’s last article was called “Politically Motivated Kidnappings in Azerbaijan”.

It was first published back in late January of this year in Azerbaijani, and discusses several recent cases of kidnappings in Azerbaijan, many of which came about as a result of the victim’s activities in human rights, government, journalism and other fields.

Given Mukhtarli’s own recent disappearance, on May 29 in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Meydan TV offers his most recent article in English below.

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Chairman of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov was kidnapped by plainclothes policemen on January 9, 2017.

“I was attacked by eight people. My head was covered with a bag, my mouth gagged with a rag. They applied a taser to my legs and shoved me into a car. I couldn’t breathe. My nose was bleeding.”

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Institute of History of Azerbaijan. We have many genocides!

Konstantin My Thoughs, News

Well, when the news sites write all sorts of nonsense about the genocide of the Türkic peoples, it’s okay when some individuals work out oil-Aliev dollars. But when the Institute of History joins in, it becomes clear that the general madness in the country is beneficial to the top leadership.

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Azerbaijani “Peace platform” is a fake platform

Konstantin Adamov My Thoughs, News, Re-Post

When Sinanian turns out to be Abdullaeva

Since its inception, the “platform for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan” project has been built on lies and falsifications. One pseudo-Armenian from the “platform” was already reported in due time. Let me remind you that the Ukrainian from Odessa, Eugene Rogachko, became Aragom Karapetyan, an Armenian by the Azerbaijani propaganda. Rogachko later, scolded the lies of the Baku side.

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Azerbaijan is too far from civilization

Konstantin Adamov News, Re-Post

Exhibition in the Museum of History and Local Lore

In recent years, on May 18, Artsakh, together with the whole world, celebrates the International Museum Day. This day was proclaimed on the initiative of UNESCO and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) to facilitate the increase in the number of museum visitors, and consequently, increase the role of museums in the development of society. On this day, museums serve visitors for free, conduct interesting events.

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Texas Recognizes the Armenian Genocide; Becomes 46th State to Acknowledge the Crime

Konstantin Adamov News, Re-Post

AUSTIN, Tex.—The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 191, titled “Recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” on May 19, thus making The Lone Star State the 46th state in the U.S. to officially classify and commemorate the 1915-1923 annihilation of Ottoman Turkey’s indigenous Armenian community as genocide.

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Marat Ueldanov convicted in Baku fears he is hindered from appealing court judgment

Konstantin News, Re-Post

Russian national of Armenian descent Marat Ueldanov, who was convicted in Azerbaijan, fears that he is hindered from appealing the court judgment.

His sister, Mariana Mirzoyan, told Armenian News – NEWS.am that Marat called her on Wednesday and informed that he was moved to a terrible place at 12:00 pm on Friday.

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