Index on Censorship » youth rally 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 » youth rally http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org 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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