BAKU (Reuters) - A prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan has been detained on suspicion of treason, espionage and tax evasion in a case critics say highlights a government crackdown on dissent in the former Soviet republic.
Leyla Yunus, the head of the Baku-based Institute for Peace and Democracy, was arrested on Wednesday on her way to a news conference in the capital Baku. The Azeri court ordered her detained for three months' pre-trial detention.
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