On Saturday 19 November, the European Union called for the release of Ilgar Mammadov, a member of Azerbaijan's political opposition, after a negative ruling by the Supreme Court of that country on Mammadov's appeal.
Stating that the Supreme Court's ruling "runs counter to the 2014 judgment by the European Court of Human Rights" on Mammadov's case, a spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) called on Baku "to uphold its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe...