Two inmates stop hunger strike in support of Talekh Bagirzade

Djabbar Djabbarov, a convicted activist of the "Muslim Unity" Movement (MUM), has stopped his hunger strike, declared in solidarity with Talekh Bagirzade and his demand to punish law enforcers for blasphemy, due to his health problems. Under the threat of a ban on telephone conversations with relatives, the journalist, Polad Aslanov, has also stopped his hunger strike.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 3, Talekh Bagirzade, the convicted MUM leader, went on a hunger strike demanding to punish the law enforcers, who, according to MUM supporters, blasphemed while torturing believers. On June 6, the MUM members, Abbas Guseinov and Djabbar Djabbarov, as well as the journalist, Polad Aslanov, who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan, began a hunger strike in solidarity with Talekh Bagirzade.

The protest announced by Talekh Bagirzade continues, Elchin Gasymov, a MUM deputy chairman, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

"Two more MUM activists, Seifaddin Shirvanov and Djakhad Babakishizade, have joined the hunger strike held in jails," Mr Gasymov has added.

He also said that on the fourth day of the hunger strike, Djabbar Djabbarov's health condition deteriorated sharply; as a result, he was forced to stop his action.

Polad Aslanov has also suspended his hunger strike, his wife, Gyulmira Aslanova, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "He was deprived of the opportunity to call home until he stops his hunger strike. And he decided to suspend the action for the time being," Ms Aslanova has explained.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 9, 2022 at 10:53 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.