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'''Rafik Taghi''' (az. ''Rafiq Tağı'', d. [[November 24]], 2011) was an [[Azeri]] writer, journalist and reporter, who was accused of having insulted the prophet [[Mohammed]] in an article published in ''Senet'' newspaper.

Rafik Taghi become known in 2006 after writing an article entitled "Europe and Us" critical to [[Islam]], for which [[Azerbaijan]]i government arrested him and sentenced to three years in prison.

In 2007 the Appeals Court of Azerbaijan in absentia of the culprits has rejected the appeals request filed by Taghi and editor Sedaqat Uqli. After two years of imprisonment with a presidential pardon, he was released.

According to [[IPWR]] reporter K. Guluzade, the case of journalist "demonstrates that Islamic sentiment is strong in Azerbaijan and has complicated relations with Azerbaijan’s southern neighbor, the Islamic Republic of Iran."<ref>[http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch-Archive/Detail/?ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=52710 Blasphemy row inflames Azerbaijan. Islamists say journalist who allegedly impugned Islam deserves to die. By Kenan Guluzade for IWPR, 2006]</ref>
In 2006, some residents of the village of Nardaran, "a stronghold for Shia Islamists", close to [[Baku, Azerbaijan]] during their demonstrations demanded severe punishment of Azerbaijani journalist Rafik Taghi. Protesters carried placards saying “Death to Israel!” and all speeches were met with a loud “Allahu Akbar!” Hajiaga Nuriev, chairman of Azerbaijan’s Islamic Party, said. that Taghi is "acting on behalf of international Zionism and Armenia".<ref>[http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch-Archive/Detail/?ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=52710 Blasphemy row inflames Azerbaijan. Islamists say journalist who allegedly impugned Islam deserves to die. By Kenan Guluzade for IWPR, 2006]</ref>

Also a [[fatwa]] was issued by an [[Iran]]ian cleric against Sedagetolu and Taghi. <ref>[http://www.speroforum.com/site/print.asp?idarticle=6924 Iran: Second Ayatollah's death fatwa condemned, December 05, 2006, by Adrian Morgan ]</ref>

Tagi was attacked by a group of Azerbaijanis and assassinated on November 19, 2011. He died on November 23, 2011 in Baku No1 hospital.<ref>http://www.elsevier.nl/web/Opinie/Afshin-Ellian/323242/Rouw-om-vermoorde-islamcriticus-Rafiq-Taghi.htm Rouw om vermoorde islamcriticus Rafiq Taghi, Elsevier, 2011]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.silobreaker.com/azerbaijani-journalist-targeted-by-fatwa-dies-after-stabbing-attack-5_2265010241882030163 Azerbaijani Journalist Targeted By Fatwa Dies After Stabbing Attack, RFE, 2011]
*[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/07/allahs-police-keeping-busy.html Allah's police keeping busy, Jihad Watch, 2007]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63yDKEd47uo Hamneshine Bahar: Rafiq Tağı and horrific story of Apostasy ]
*[http://www.israel-flash.com/2011/11/azerbaidjan-assassinat-d%E2%80%99un-ecrivain-azeri-par-le-decret-religieux-d%E2%80%99un-grand-ayatollah/#axzz1ek2RzV00 Azerbaïdjan : Assassinat d’un écrivain Azéri par le décret religieux d’un grand Ayatollah]
[[Category:Azerbaijani journalists]]

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Revision as of 20:30, 4 December 2011

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