Index on Censorship » Bulustan http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Bulustan http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Azerbaijan: Musicians tortured http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/03/azerbaijan-musicians-tortured/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/03/azerbaijan-musicians-tortured/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:52:02 +0000 Marta Cooper http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=34154 Two Azerbaijani musicians who insulted the country’s president during a concert in Baku are said to have been tortured by police while in detention. Jamal Ali of the band Bulustan criticised President Ilham Aliyev and his late mother during a concert at an opposition rally on Saturday. After an argument with concert organisers, he was dragged away [...]

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]]> Azerbaijani musicians who insulted the country’s president during a concert in Baku are said to have been tortured by police while in detention. Jamal Ali of the band Bulustan criticised President Ilham Aliyev and his late mother during a concert at an opposition rally on Saturday. After an argument with concert organisers, he was dragged away by police with bandmate Natiq Kamilov and a third man. A court charged all three with hooliganism and sentenced them to 10 days’ detention. During the hearing the two musicians said they had been beaten by police and were refused contact with their families or lawyers.

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/03/azerbaijan-musicians-tortured/feed/ 2 Azerbaijan: Musicians arrested and beatings reported at youth rally in Baku http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/03/azerbaijan-musicians-arrested-and-beatings-reported-at-youth-rally-in-baku/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/03/azerbaijan-musicians-arrested-and-beatings-reported-at-youth-rally-in-baku/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:40:14 +0000 Alice Purkiss http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=34080 Two musicians and the leader of a youth organisation were detained by police during a sanctioned rally in Azerbaijan. On Saturday, Camal Ali, the front-man of popular band Bulustan, used profane language to criticise Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a performance at the youth rally in Baku. Organisers were angered by his profanities, and he and fellow band [...]

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]]> were detained by police during a sanctioned rally in Azerbaijan. On Saturday, Camal Ali, the front-man of popular band Bulustan, used profane language to criticise Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a performance at the youth rally in Baku. Organisers were angered by his profanities, and he and fellow band member Natiq Kamilov were detained by police, along with Etibar Salmanli, the head of the Nida youth organization. The three protesters were badly beaten by police before being detained.

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