political prisoner

Mr Cotler has represented Iranian political prisoners and has strong ties to Israel.

The opposition says it has three main demands - the "immediate withdrawal" of troops from Ukraine, the trial of Putin as a "war criminal" and the liberation of all political prisoners in Russia.

The Azerbaijani government rejects the claims and says the government holds no political prisoners.

He returned to Iran in 2016 to be with his parents, and was arrested and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment in Evin prison, where political prisoners are often imprisoned.

Earlier this year, hundreds of political prisoners were freed after they were granted a royal pardon to mark 25 years of King Hamad’s rule.