tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644432475526187129.post4288083380186475542..comments2022-12-03T13:31:48.292+01:00Comments on New Diplomacy: A Message from Exile: Azerbaijan Needs Independent VoicesJeff Lovitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13082464220253519203noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644432475526187129.post-4841189131374906382015-12-16T17:42:01.879+01:002015-12-16T17:42:01.879+01:00Leyla Yunus was released on 9 December, which is w...Leyla Yunus was released on 9 December, which is welcome, not least given her worsening health while in prison. But the government must release all the political prisoners, all decent people standing up for the right of Azerbaijanis to justice, to free and fair democratic elections, and to the freedom of assembly and expression. 16 December 2015 marks the two-year anniversary since Anar Mammadli was arrested and imprisoned for speaking the truth: that the 2013 elections were neither free nor fair. We need more voices like Anar, and need to continue calling for the release of him and other brave defenders of human rights and civil liberties.Jeff Lovitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082464220253519203noreply@blogger.com