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Q: Where can a blog post get you 7 years in prison?
A: Azerbaijan
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Ilgar Mammadov
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Ilgar Mammadov (born June 14, 1970) is an opposition politician in Azerbaijan, and one of the leaders of the Republican Alternative Movement. Mammadov was considered a likely candidate for the Presidential elections in October 2013, but was arrested in February 2013, prior to the race, in a move that was widely seen as politically motivated.
In March 2014, Mammadov was sentenced to 7 years in jail. He currently remains in jail, in spite of extensive international protests against his arrest and sentence, and a finding by the European Court of Human Rights in his favor. |