Thread by @CPJ_Eurasia

Exiled #Azerbaijani blogger Mahammad Mirzali, who survived a knife attack in March, has reported on receiving new threats after calling for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan in an interview to Armenian broadcaster @CivilNetTV, reports @RFERL:

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Mirzali, who runs a video blog critical of the Azerbaijani authorities, was stabbed at least 16 times on March 14 by a group of unidentified men in downtown Nantes, France, where he lives in exile. He received multiple wounds but survived the attack:

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"French authorities must ensure that Mirzali and other exiled bloggers and journalists can exercise their right of free expression without having to fear for their lives,” @gulnozas

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“On June 1, my car window was broken, and I found a paper note inside saying 'This is for you!' Then on June 2, someone tried to break into my house, and they ran away after I called the police,” Mirzali told CPJ via messaging app.

#Mirzali told CPJ he thinks the threats are connected to his blogging & his interview to @CivilNetTV. “I am in constant danger, and I feel they are going to finish me off unless something is done. The regime, which I expose on my Youtube channel, is behind this attack,” he said.