Azerbaijan – Situation of Théo Clerc (12 Sep. 2024)

France denounces the arbitrary and openly discriminatory treatment that our compatriot Théo Clerc has suffered in Azerbaijan. On September 10, Théo Clerc was sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to three years in prison for painting graffiti in the metro, while his two codefendants, who were accused of the exact same offense but hold a different nationality, were simply fined. As soon as our compatriot was arrested this past April, the French Embassy in Baku made contact with the relevant (…)