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Arif Yunus (born 12 January 1955) is an Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. He is the head of the Department of Conflict and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy. After being detained, Arif Yunus was sentenced to 7 years in jail; his wife, Leyla Yunus, was sentenced to 8.5 years in jail on charges that include fraud and tax evasion. ==Life and work== Arif Yunus was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 12 January 1955, to an Azeri father and an Armenian mother.〔Eynulla Fatullayev. (Секретное досье Лейлы и Арифа Юнусовых (фотофакты) Часть первая ). ''Haqqin.az''. 7 May 2014.〕〔Thomas De Waal. (A Free-thinker Loses His Freedom in Azerbaijan ). ''carnegieendowment,org''. 9 January 2015.〕 He began his studies at Baku State University and graduated from there in 1981. During his time as a student in Baku State, Arif Yunus met his future wife Leyla Yunus. Arif Yunus eventually attained his doctorate in history in 1986. In 1992, working for the Presidential Office of Azerbaijan, he became the Head of Information and Analytical Department and served this position for a year. He became the executive director of the ''Azeri'' Independent Information and Analytical Center. Having served his position at ''Azeri'' until September 1994, Yunus eventually became the Chief of Department of Conflictology and Migration Studies of Institute of Peace and Democracy (IPD).〔 The IPD promotes dialogue among intellectuals in both Armenia and Azerbaijan.〔 Arif Yunus defends those who suffer from torture and condemns the imprisonment of people for political reasons. Yunus has published over 30 books and 190 articles related to Azerbaijani history and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.oei.fu-berlin.de/en/projekte/cscca/downloads/ay_cv.pdf )〕 Arif Yunus along with his wife Leyla are supporters of a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.〔〔 He has taken part in various conferences and seminars for such a solution to the conflict.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arif Yunus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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