The family of Azerbaijani opposition leader Ali Karimli says the authorities are trying to break him by denying him safe water while he is held in prison. The Independent reports that his relatives warn the situation is affecting his health and urge international attention, including from the UK.
Both outlets present the claim as coming from Karimli’s family rather than from confirmed independent findings. The reporting focuses on alleged prison conditions and the family’s interpretation that the water issue is deliberate. The Independent frames the request for UK involvement as part of broader concern about the treatment of pro-democracy figures. Yahoo UK News repeats the same headline and describes the same allegation, but does not provide additional detail in the provided excerpt.
Across the two sources, the key shared element is the family’s warning that Karimli is denied access to safe water in detention. The sources differ mainly in the amount of context and how they emphasize calls for external intervention.
