Briton Emma Hughes says she was told she was on a ‘red list’ that barred her from entering country to monitor games
A British activist working for a leading human rights organisation that has been strongly critical of the relationship between oil and gas giant BP and the Azerbaijan regime has been barred from entering the country to monitor this week’s European Games, which start this Friday.
Emma Hughes, of London-based Platform, was detained at Baku airport on Tuesday afternoon after her plane landed from Rome. Her passport was taken from her and she was informed that she would be put on a plane back to Rome within 24 hours.
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