(Adil Soz/IFEX) – On 9 April 2005, Sabir Yakubov, a journalist for “Hurriyat” independent newspaper, was arrested and taken into custody. Witnesses reported that he was taken from his flat by police officers. He managed to make only one phone call, to inform his roommate that he had been arrested. His whereabouts remain unknown. It […]
(Adil Soz/IFEX) – On 9 April 2005, Sabir Yakubov, a journalist for “Hurriyat” independent newspaper, was arrested and taken into custody. Witnesses reported that he was taken from his flat by police officers. He managed to make only one phone call, to inform his roommate that he had been arrested. His whereabouts remain unknown.
It is believed Yakubov is being held on religious motives because of a number of articles recently published in “Hurriyat”, where the journalist described his recent pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.