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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Muslim Unity activist convicted in Azerbaijan
2023-07-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] A court in Baku sentenced Mahir Azimov, a member of the Muslim Unity movement,
...also in our archives as the unregistered Movement For Muslim Unity, in Arabic as Al Tawheed. They describe themselves as a peaceful Shiite Islamic soci-political movement calling for democratic reform and religious liberties, but it’s clear from context they mean the peace that comes from submission to Khomeini Shiism and Iran. In practice they’ve been involved in the usual murder, terrorism, organized mass riots, and attempted armed insurrection, exactly on the Khomeini model...
to four years in prison after finding him guilty in a drug case. Azimov's relatives called the case fabricated, and the sentence was persecution for being a religious activist.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that relations between Iran and Azerbaijan have escalated against the backdrop of Baku's plans to implement the Zangezur corridor project through Armenia. In October-November 2022, both countries held military exercises near the border and exchanged accusations of terrorist and sabotage activities. On January 27, the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran was attacked, the head of the security service was killed and two guards were wounded.
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