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Zaur Gurbanli
Azerbaijani activist
Zaur Gurbanli (Azerbaijani: Zaur Qurbanlı, born 12 January 1987) is a youth activist, co-founder and ex-board member of the Nida Civic Movement from February 2011 to December 2012. He was project coordinator and senior official for the arrested members rights in 2013. He is known for his arrest on 1 April 2013 a few days after the protests held in Baku against the non-combat deaths in the military. Gurbanli was accused in bogus charges such as criminal possession of a weapon and acquiring explosive substance and devices. Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience.[1][2] He was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment on 6 May 2014, but was later pardoned and released on 30 December 2014 after 1 year and 9 months of imprisonment.[3]