Comments on: Azerbaijan: At Long Last, Freedom for Eynulla

By: The truth about Azerbaijan | Index on Censorship

The truth about Azerbaijan | Index on Censorship — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:24:37 +0000

[...] those close to it employ a huge range of tactics to silence critical voices, from intimidation and fabricated charges to clamping down on protest and blackmail.Since President Aliyev came into power in 2003, a [...]

By: Azerbaijani activist freed | Index on Censorship

Azerbaijani activist freed | Index on Censorship — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:01:08 +0000

[...] on Facebook calling for people to take part in anti-government protests. As with former prisoner Eynulla Fatullayev, he was sentenced on fabricated drug charges not directly related to his activism — a [...]

By: Amnsty shows how ‘clicktivism’ can work to free prisoners | Liberal Conspiracy

Fri, 27 May 2011 13:22:12 +0000

[...] response was made possible only because the groundwork had been laid by groups like ARTICLE19, Index on Censorship, Amnesty International and yes, English [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:32:30 +0000

I agree with Rebecca’s last point about ‘a step in the right direction’ but would go even further. Despite continued bas press Azerbaijan has actually made very impressive progress since it was freed from the USSR. It is continually improving democracy and rule of law as well as striving to implement interrnational best practice in business, regulation etc. Yes, there is still more to do but more praise for what has already been done is justified I think and surely would only encourage ever greater steps.