STRASBOURG France (Reuters) - A pan-European rights watchdog awarded a prize on Monday to a democracy campaigner jailed in Azerbaijan, underlining its concern about human rights in the former Soviet republic. Anar Mammadli, the head of the independent Baku-based Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre, was jailed in December on charges of tax evasion and illegal business activity after documenting widespread electoral violations. Critics have said his imprisonment is part of a government-led crackdown on dissent in the oil-rich nation. "Mr. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1uwVgD2
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