Azerbaijan’s embattled civil society received a rare glimmer of hope today as President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree ordering the release of 148 prisoners, including 10 prisoners of conscience, said Amnesty International. The move came just hours after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Azerbaijan’s detention of one of those released – human … Continue reading Azerbaijan: Release of 10 prisoners of conscience is a glimmer of hope for those still behind bars