JAN. 11 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Azeri police have detained at least another 20 men linked to the unregistered Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (AIP), local media reported. On Jan. 8 police arrested AIP’s leader, Movsum Samadov, for inciting mass unrest. Founded in 1991, AIP has links with Iran.
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(News report from Issue No. 23, published on Jan. 17 2011)
JAN. 8 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Azerbaijan’s security services detained the head of a banned Islamic group for inciting disorder and calling for a Jihad, media reported. Earlier in January, Mohsun Samedov, leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, had posted a speech on the internet criticising a ban on headscarves and calling for the government to quit.
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(News report from Issue No. 22, published on Jan. 11 2011)
DEC. 30 2010 (The Conway Bulletin) – Media quoted a human rights group in Uzbekistan saying that in 2010 39 prisoners died of torture in the country’s prisons. The Independent Human Rights Defenders Group said 370 Muslims had been jailed on inflated charges of belonging to radical groups. The Uzbek government did not comment.
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(News report from Issue No. 21, published on Jan. 4 2011)