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Rauf Habibulla oghlu Mirgadirov (Azerbaijani: Rauf Mirqədirov; born 1961) is an Azerbaijani columnist and journalist. He has worked for the Baku based Russian-language newspaper Zerkalo. A believer in "citizen diplomacy" between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Mirgadirov was arrested for allegedly spying for Armenia and has been detained since April 2014. In December 2015, he was found guilty and sentenced to six years of prison. Following an appeal of his case, the ruling was upheld in March 2016, but Mirgadirov was released on suspended sentence.[1][2]
- ^ Rauf Mirgadirov: "Secret Services Fell for That". Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe. 17 March 2016.
- ^ The Azerbaijan Crackdown: An Update, by DFWATCH STAFF, Apr 25, 2016