Gubad Was Beaten and Jailed for Criticising Fossil Fuels in His Country. It's Now Hosting COP29
Sydney Lang | 14 November 2024 | SBS News
In July last year, Azerbaijani academic Gubad Ibadoghlu had a life-altering experience.
The 53-year-old economics professor was travelling with his wife Irada Bayramova to visit his sick mother in the capital Baku when they were violently ambushed. The couple's car was rammed from both sides by four unmarked vehicles, bringing them to a stop before around 20 plain-clothed police officers emerged and forced the pair into separate vehicles….