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DMTX. An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief
in Politics, on the 18th of March 2010
An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of 'Azadliq' newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010 Story and Photos by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of "Azadliq" newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010

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An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of 'Azadliq' newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010 Story and Photos by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of "Azadliq" newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010

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An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of "Azadliq" newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010

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An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of 'Azadliq' newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010 Story and Photos by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
An Azerbaijani opposition journalist jailed on what supporters say were politically motivated charges has been pardoned, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. Qanimat Zahid, the editor in chief of 'Azadliq' newspaper, was jailed for four years in 2007 on hooliganism charges. He was among some 70 people pardoned today by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. (Azerbaijani Service/im/km/pmb) Baku, Azerbaijani. 18/03/2010 Story and Photos by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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