June 9, Emma Hughes, of Platform has been detained in Baku airport on her way into Azerbaijan. Hughes passport was taken away from her and she was told she will be deported.
She was holding valid press accreditation and was on her way to cover the 2015 European Games.
On her arrival at the Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport she was detained and told she is on a "red list".
Hughes is the second foreign national detained at the international airport in Baku. On March 31, Senior Researcher for Human Rights Watch was barred from entering Azerbaijan. Giorgi Gogia came to Azerbaijan to attend the trial of two prominent rights defenders Intigam Aliyev and Rasul Jafarov. Azadliq Radiosu spoke to Giorgi Gogia about the 31 hours he spent at the Haydar Aliyev International Airport.
For more information on Emma Hughe's held up visit.
European Games begin June 12 and will last until June 28.
She had obtained press accreditation to cover the 2015 Baku European Games, which begin on 12 June, but was denied entry into the country and is being detained in Baku airport. Emma Hughes is a co-editor of Red Pepper magazine and a human rights campaigner with Platform. - See more at: http://platformlondon.org/p-pressreleases/azerbaijan-emma-hughes-detained/#sthash.WiUwjQz7.dpuf
She had obtained press accreditation to cover the 2015 Baku European Games, which begin on 12 June, but was denied entry into the country and is being detained in Baku airport. Emma Hughes is a co-editor of Red Pepper magazine and a human rights campaigner with Platform. - See more at: http://platformlondon.org/p-pressreleases/azerbaijan-emma-hughes-detained/#sthash.WiUwjQz7.dpuf
She had obtained press accreditation to cover the 2015 Baku European Games, which begin on 12 June, but was denied entry into the country and is being detained in Baku airport. Emma Hughes is a co-editor of Red Pepper magazine and a human rights campaigner with Platform. - See more at: http://platformlondon.org/p-pressreleases/azerbaijan-emma-hughes-detained/#sthash.WiUwjQz7.dpuf
