Hussein Bakikhanov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Ex Muslim Tabasaran, Blogger

Incident date: May 7, 2021

Attack type:

Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Hussein Bakikhanov was detained on May 7 in Baku during a protest. Nasimi District Court accused Bakikhanov of taking part in an illegal action and arrested him for 15 days. After his release, he told journalists that police had tortured him. He also said that police had threatened him with rape.

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