Rasim Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Əliyev Rasim Məmmədəli oğlu; 16 August 1984 – 9 August 2015) was a journalist and human rights activist in Azerbaijan. He was a member of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS). After a football match between Cyprus and Azerbaijan, Aliyev criticized national player Javid Huseynov for being "ill-bred". Aliyev was later lured to a meeting with someone claiming to be a relative of Huseynov seeking reconciliation, where he was brutally beaten by several assailants. Aliyev died in hospital the following day, a week shy of his 31st birthday.
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16 August 1984 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
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Died |
9 August 2015 (aged 30) Baku, Azerbaijan
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Zodiac | Leo |
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