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Fuad Alakbarov

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Fuad Alakbarov
Fuad Alakbarov is an Azerbaijani-Scottish political activist and human rights defender. He is known mainly for human rights advocacy for refugees, anti-racism and anti-poverty campaigns.
Alakbarov is a columnist for the Mind Waves, a NHS-funded project which raises public awareness about mental health issues. He also covers refugee crisis, geopolitics and conflict worldwide for openDemocracy and Bella Caledonia. Alakbarov is an active participant of Stop the War Coalition and Unite Against Fascism. He is also a member of “Show the Racism Red Card”, “Refuweegee” and “Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees”. He is a well known for supporting recognition of the Khojaly Genocide.

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