ASIAC, the Italian Association for the study of Central Asia and the Caucasus, would like to express its concern regarding the arrest in Baku on alleged charges of treason of doctoral researcher Bahruz Samadov.
Bahruz Samadov is due to attend ASIAC yearly Conference later this year. It is our sincere hope that he will be released without delay and that he will be able to join us at the conference in Venice in December.