We've told them to hashtag #FreeGubad! The next hashtag #COP29 will happen in Azerbaijan, a country which is increasingly repressing civic space and activists. We are deeply concerned by the ongoing inhumane treatment of renowned economist & fossil fuel industry critic Gubad Ibadoghlu, member of PWYP Azerbaijan. Gubad is still under house arrest, waiting for his trial. This must stop. Global Witness has launched a formal complaint against hashtag #COP29 President, Azerbaijan’s Environment minister, for his breach of the UN’s climate treaty in his capacity as an official of the regime that continues to detain Gubad. The organisation projected a giant FREE GUBAD onto buildings in Bonn, Germany, where the UNFCC climate talks are taking place, preparing for COP29. The Azerbaijani delegation cannot claim not to have seen it. We won't stop campaigning until Gubad is released! Read more ⬇
This is Gubad Ibadoghlu. Dr Ibadoghlu, is a renowned economist and critic of the fossil fuel industry. He was severely beaten by police and imprisoned on fabricated charges while visiting Azerbaijan last summer. He remains in detention awaiting trial. And these buildings are in Bonn, Germany, where the UNFCC climate talks are currently taking place, preparing for COP29 which will be hosted by Azerbaijan. We projected this image of Dr Ibadoghlu onto prominent buildings across Bonn, to call on the UN to pressure the Azeri regime to release him. As his daughter noted, Dr Ibadoghlu is facing trial for speaking out against the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry by the country getting ready to host the global climate summit later this year. We have also launched a formal complaint against the President of #COP29, Azerbaijan’s environment minister, contending he is in breach of the UN’s climate treaty in his capacity as an official of the regime that continues to detain Dr Ibadoghlu. Join our mailing list to get updates on our complaint. #FreeGubad #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #COP #UNFCC #JuneClimateMeetings https://lnkd.in/euEGwujn
