US Ambassador to UN Issues Video Message Calling for Ilgar Mammadov's Liberation
The US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power issued a New Year's video message Freedom for Ilgar Mammadov! It says that the Azerbaijani opposition leader Mammadov was sentenced to 7 years in prison after he criticized the tough government stance on demonstrations and social unrest.
The European Court of Human Rights found a violation of fundamental freedoms in the arrest of Mammadov.
In the video Power quoted Mammadov's wife: "In our family, there is a tradition. On t ........