Azerbaijan Furious after Discovery that Russian Police Not Only Tortured But Castrated Two Azeri Brothers
The deaths of two Azerbaijani brothers in Russian custody have ignited outrage and intensified tensions between Moscow and Baku. Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, both members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia, died in Yekaterinburg following a mass arrest of Azerbaijani nationals in late June. Their bodies, returned to Azerbaijan, bore signs of extreme torture, including castration. A source close to the Kremlin claimed that the brothers were abused.
