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Mehman Aliyev ( Azerbaijani: Mehman Yadulla oğlu Əliyev) is Director of Turan Information Agency, a Baku-based news agency. ^[1] He is a regular critic of the Azerbaijani government. ^[2]

Awards

In 2012 Aliyev received the Human Rights House Network Award, for his "tireless and courageous and long-standing work for the freedom of expression in Azerbaijan". ^[3]

Criminal charges

Mehman Aliyev was charged with tax evasion and abuse of powers in August 2017. He was released from pretrial detention and put under house arrest later that year. Aliyev denied any wrongdoing. Human rights organizations and Western governments (including Reporters Without Borders and United States Department of State) condemned his arrest and called it politically motivated. ^[4]

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