Smith Makes Urgent Appeal to President of Azerbaijan: Release Economist From Life-Threatening Imprisonment
August 08, 2023
August 08, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chair of a United States congressional Global Human Rights subcommittee and the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is calling on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to release Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a well-known Azerbaijani economist and academic whose health has significantly deteriorated after he was unjustly arrested on July 23 in Baku.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chair of a United States congressional Global Human Rights subcommittee and the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is calling on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to release Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a well-known Azerbaijani economist and academic whose health has significantly deteriorated after he was unjustly arrested on July 23 in Baku.
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