Azeri diaspora group’s exec arrested in Iran freed
BAKU – The official of the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) who was arrested in the Iranian city of Tabriz on Wednesday has been released, said the group, which unites Azerbaijanis abroad.
WAC said in a statement that Eliza Ismayilova, the organization’s board member, who had arrived in the neighboring country for a medical examination, was detained Wednesday after Iranian law enforcers claimed her passport contained a technical error. Ismayilova was released from custody after a questioning that took several hours.
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