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Phone calls for inmates at the Lankaran Penitentiary Complex have been restricted
Imprisoned journalists from “Abzas Media” write that the twice-weekly phone calls for inmates are not being provided due to the prison's staff shortage.
This restriction makes it difficult for inmates to communicate with their families:
There are some people who have to speak with their families specifically at 11 a.m. Our parents and other relatives work, they can't talk at every hour of the day. Everyone has their own schedule. One person can talk at 11 a.m., another in the afternoon. But the conditions for this aren't there. They say, “we don't have a staff member”.
Journalists write that all prisoners are given a total of 2 hours of calling time per day, and everyone is required to use the phone only within this period.
Peace activist Behruz Samadov's access to information is being restricted
Bahruz Samadov. Photo: Personal archive
Imprisoned peace activist Behruz Samadov is dissatisfied with his detention conditions, and his access to information has been restricted.
Behruz Samadov has released a statement to this effect.
What is in the statement:
He is only allowed to go out to a small balcony, approximately one meter in size, for two hours a day.
The television and radio have been removed from the room where he is being held, and he has no access to any media.
He is not being given the medication prescribed to him by doctors.
Behruz Samedov was detained by State Security Service officers on August 21, 2024. He was convicted on a charge of treason and sentenced to 15 years in prison on June 23, 2025.
The prosecution's claim: Samedov collaborated with the Armenian special services.
What Samedov says: He denies the accusations, stating that he is against war between states and the resulting loss of human life.
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