“The 12th spot is vacant”: Exhibition of portraits of 11 female political prisoners held in Berlin

An exhibition was held in Berlin showcasing portraits of imprisoned female journalists and activists from Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The exhibition was organized by Free Voices Collective e.V. The portraits were created by Fidan Akhundova, an Azerbaijani artist living in Berlin.

“I was invited to paint portraits of 12 female political prisoners. In the end, we decided to create 11 portraits. One is left blank. This symbolizes that today, in Azerbaijan, a person can end up in prison simply for making a social media post. That space is vacant — the 12th spot,” Fidan Akhundova told Meydan TV in an interview.

The portraits include two political prisoners from Georgia and nine from Azerbaijan: Georgian activist Nino Datashvili, co-founder of the news sites Netgazeti and Batumelebi Mzia Amaghlobeli, three members of AbzasMedia, and six female journalists arrested in connection with the Meydan TV case.

Postcards featuring the portraits were also printed and displayed at the exhibition.

“Every guest of the exhibition can write a letter to these women. We will deliver the letters to their intended recipients. We are doing this so these women know they are not forgotten.”

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