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Rafiq Tağı

Azerbaijani journalist (1950-2011) · Azerbaijan · On the map · Journalists · Died at 61

Rafiq Tağı, born Rafig Nazir oglu Taghiyev was an Azerbaijani short story writer and a journalist who worked for Sanat newspaper until police arrested him and Sanat editor Samir Sadagatoglu for writing "Europe and Us", an article that was deemed to be critical of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Rafiq Tağı is read about 8 times a day, in 12 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 July 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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He was considered to be inciting racial hatred and sentenced to three years in prison. Released on a presidential pardon some months later he was assassinated in a car park.

Country
Azerbaijan
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1950 to 2011 · aged 61