Emil Baghirov
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05-01-2011 20:43:06
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Yesterday, after the European Parliament resolution, I talked to MEP, Estonian ex-foreign minister, Marina Kaljurand MEP about the ongoing crackdown on civil society and independent media in #Azerbaijan , here’s what she said:
Members of the European Parliament call on #Azerbaijani authorities to release arrested journalists/human rights defenders and put an end to the crackdown on independent media/civil society.
#Journalismisnotacrime
'We consider that his arrest and detention is aimed at silencing criticism and discouraging independent voices and #mediafreedom in #Azerbaijan ',
PACE rapporteurs call on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release Ulvi Hasanli pace.coe.int/en/news/9287
#Azerbaijan : Still no news on the whereabouts of Mahammad Kekalov, a social rights activist and member of the #AbzasMedia team, detained yesterday morning. As Emin points out, incommunicado detention is often used to manufacture sham charges through forced confessions.
#Azerbaijan : Ulvi Hasanli, the director of investigative media outlet AbzasMedia, and Sevinc Vagifgizi, the editor-in-chief, have been sentenced to 4 months and 3 months, 29 days, respectively, in pretrial detention.
#PressFreedom