The President of the Voice of America* called for the release of Ulviya Ali.
The arrest of journalist Ulviyya Ali in Baku is politically motivated, said Michael Abramovich, head of Voice of America*, calling on Azerbaijani authorities to review the charges and release her, and in the meantime, ensure normal conditions of detention. In a letter from a pretrial detention facility, Ulviyya Ali alleged systematic physical and psychological abuse of prisoners.