Journalist banned to leave Azerbaijan regardless of health concerns
By Emil Weber
An appeal by Ms. Aynur Gambarova, an Azerbaijani journalist who was banned nearly two years ago from travelling abroad, has been refused by the authorities in Azerbaijan despite her severe health concerns.
Azerbaijan’s human rights record is shameful
Ms. Gambarova, known as Aynur Elgunesh by pen name, was travelling to Ukraine in 2015 when she learned she was being investigated. "I was stopped at the airport before my flight, and was told that I am banned from leaving the country", she recently told ECPMF.
She then contacted the office of the general prosecutor to find out the reason behind the…
