Azerbaijan
Imprisoned journalist's health ignoredPosted Jun 20 2007
According to Reporters Without Borders, journalist Sakit Zahidov has been suffering stomach and heart pains while imprisoned at N14 Prison, less than 50 miles from Baku. When his wife, Rena Zahidoca, visited him in prison she found that his health was deteriorating and that prison officials were not providing the treatment he needs. Sahidov was arrested and charged with possessing 10 grams of heroin in June 2006, according to authorities. Zahidov maintains that the drugs were planted on him, and during the trail the prosecutors couldn't provide a positive urine test. He was sentenced to three years in prison in November. For more information visit www.rsf.org.