Rashadat_Akhundov
Rashadat Akhundov
Azerbaijani activist (born 1984)
Rashadat Akhundov (Azerbaijani: Rəşadət Axundov, born on August 7, 1984, Beylagan) is a youth activist and co-founder of N!DA Civic Movement. He was arrested on March 30, 2013 a few days after the protests held in Baku against the non-combat deaths in the military.[1][2] Akhundov was accused in preparing the riots during the protests. International human rights organization, Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience.[3] He was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment on May 6, 2014,[4] but later pardoned and released on March 17, 2016 being imprisoned for three years.[5]