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Local groups September monthly action : Azerbaijan (backgrounds notes)
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As Azerbaijan prepares to hold Presidential elections on 9 October, the crackdown on free speech is intensifying.
Since the official campaigning for the election began a month ago, we have identified 14 new prisoners of conscience - including an opposition candidate, youth activists and human rights defenders.
Dissenting voices in the country are frequently targeted with trumped-up criminal charges, assault, harassment, or blackmail. Now, with this crackdown intensifying we need you to act.