The European Parliament condemned what it called an "unprecedented” government crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan and called for the immediate release of “political prisoners" including journalists and human-rights activists.
In a resolution Thursday, lawmakers urged European Union authorities to investigate corruption allegations against President Ilham Aliyev and members of his family by a reporter who’s since been jailed. The Azeri leader rejects accusations of graft, and denies that the Caspian Sea nation has any political prisoners.
