ArmInfo. Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan met with citizen of Azerbaijan Shahin Mirzoev, who received asylum in Armenia.
As the Ombudsman's Office has told ArmInfo, Mirzoev said during the meeting that he and his family were persecuted by Azeri authorities for the courage to raise issues related to human rights and freedoms of Talysh people.
For his part, Arman Tatoyan explained to Mirzoev some aspects of Armenian legislation and promised to provide him with all necessary assistance.
To note, on Feb 11 the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that citizen of Azerbaijan Shahin Mirzoev and his family applied to the Armenian authorities to provide them with temporary asylum in the republic. The Armenian authorities fulfilled this request.