Today the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has considered the appeal of human rights activist and journalist Elchin Mammad against the denial of release on parole for serving 1/3 of the sentence.* Elchin Mammad, head of NGO "Legal Enlightenment of Sumgait Youth" and editor of the website "Yukselish Namine" was arrested in March 2020. On October 17 of the same year, the Sumgayit city court sentenced him to 4 years iof imprisonment, finding him guilty ...
