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EU must take action against jailing critical voices in Azerbaijan

EU must take action against jailing critical voices in Azerbaijan
The ALDE Group in the European Parliament strongly condemns the sentences passed against critical voices of the Azerbaijan’s Government and asks the European Union to respond to the systematic crackdown on human rights in this country.

Following the sentencing of the investigative journalist, Khadija Ismaylova, to seven and a half years in prison by a Baku court, ALDE Group leader, Guy Verhofstadt, said:

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CUBA: Mogherini should tackle human rights issues during talks (Spanish version below)

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe calls on the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, to set up the respect for …

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