Brussels, 10/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - During the evening of Wednesday 9 December, Europeans hailed the transfer of Azerbaijani human rights campaigner Leyla Yunus from prison to house arrest for medical reasons. They also called for the release of other prisoners of conscience.
On behalf of the European Parliament, its president Martin Schulz welcomed Yunus's transfer, saying that on the eve of International Human Rights Day on 10 December it was “wonderful news for all the defenders of...