On July 8, Adnan Hadji-Zadeh (Ol! youth movement) and Emin Milli (AN Alumni network) were victims of an aggression in "Livan" restaurant in Baku. When they wanted to complain to the police, they were kept in police custody for the whole night and prevented from meeting their lawyers or parents. Despite their injuries, they could receive no medical care (excepted for cotton to wipe Adnan's broken nose). Furthermore they were immediatly put in detention and charged with hooliganism relying on no serious ground.

This situation was denounced by all international organisations and NGOs, as well as human rights defenders in Azernaijan.

Notwithstanding the support of civil society, Azerbaijani government has persisted in presenting Adnan Hadji-Zadeh and Emin Milli as trouble-makers, turning the victims into aggressors and aggressors into victims and calling on the international community not to interfere.

As a result, the two videobloggers will remain in unlawful pre-trial detention for two months.

They face charges for hooliganism with a possible sentence of 5 years imprisonment.

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Adnan et Emin sont deux jeunes blogeurs qui militent, pacifiquement, pour l'implantation de la démocratie et des droits de l'homme en Azerbaidjan.

Le 8 juillet 2009, ils dinaient entre amis au restaurant "Livan" à Bakou (Azernaidjan) quand des hommes ont fait irruption et les ont frappés violemment.
Adnan et Emin se sont plaints au commissariat... Résultat : ils ont été gardés à vue puis envoyés en détention provisoire et sont accusés de "houliganisme", infraction imprécise et floue qui permet en Azerbaidjan d'incriminer tout comportement dérangeant.
Adnan est un de mes amis, il a toujours été pacifique mais pas silencieux. Aujourd'hui, il a le nez cassé et de multiples contusions et il dort en prison. Emin est dans les mêmes conditions, une blessure à la jambe et présente également de multiples contusions.
Il faut les sortir de là.
Il faut que la communauté internationale dénonce cette situation afin que ces deux innocents ne soient pas maltraités et qu'ils soient libérés.

Adnan et Emin ont été placé en DETENTION PROVISOIRE pour deux mois (renouvelables si les "investigations ne sont pas finies d'ici là) en "attendant la suite des investigations" (read less)

On July 8, Adnan Hadji-Zadeh (Ol! youth movement) and Emin Milli (AN Alumni network) were victims of an aggression in "Livan" restaurant in Baku. When they wanted to complain to the police, they were kept in police custody for the whole night and prevented from meeting their lawyers or parents. Despite their injuries, they could receive no medical care (excepted for cotton to wipe Adnan's broken nose). Furthermore they were immediatly put in detention and charged with hooliganism relying on no... (read more)