Index on Censorship » hooliganism http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » hooliganism http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Azerbaijan: Photojournalist released http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/06/azerbaijan-photojournalist-released/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/06/azerbaijan-photojournalist-released/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:02:47 +0000 Natasha Schmidt http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=37409 On the evening of 13 June, Azerbaijani photojournalist Mehman Huseynov was released after being detained the previous day. He was arrested after being accused of insulting policemen and charged with “hooliganism”, a regular tactic used by Azerbaijani authorities to silence critical voices in the country. Huseynov’s arrest, together with the sentencing of Anar Bayramli on [...]

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]]> Mehman Huseynov was released after being detained the previous day. He was arrested after being accused of insulting policemen and charged with “hooliganism”, a regular tactic used by Azerbaijani authorities to silence critical voices in the country. Huseynov’s arrest, together with the sentencing of Anar Bayramli on 11 June and the arrest of other political activists, has widely been seen as part of a renewed clampdown on freedom of expression following the Eurovision Song Contest on 26 May. The charges against Huseynov remain. To sign Index on Censorship’s petition to support free expression in Azerbaijan, click here

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/06/azerbaijan-photojournalist-released/feed/ 1 Azerbaijan: new charge against bloggers http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/azerbaijan-new-charges-against-bloggers/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/azerbaijan-new-charges-against-bloggers/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:12:48 +0000 Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=5101 An additional charge of “intentional physical violence” have been brought against Adnan Hadji Zadeh and Emin Milli, two bloggers who have been held on a hooliganism charge since July in Azerbaijan. The new charge carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, in addition to the five years they are already facing for hooliganism. [...]

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]]> An additional charge of “intentional physical violence” have been brought against Adnan Hadji Zadeh and Emin Milli, two bloggers who have been held on a hooliganism charge since July in Azerbaijan. The new charge carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, in addition to the five years they are already facing for hooliganism. Read more here

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/azerbaijan-new-charges-against-bloggers/feed/ 0 Activist arrested in Uzbekistan http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/rights-activist-arrested-in-uzbekistan/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/rights-activist-arrested-in-uzbekistan/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:35:13 +0000 Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=4972 Oyazimhon Hidirova, chairman of the Arnasai Branch of the International Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan was arrested on preliminary charges of hooliganism, fraud and tax evasion. Human Rights Watch and others are concerned that Hidirova’s arrest and prosecution may be in retaliation for her efforts to expose corruption by agricultural officials in Arnasai. Read more [...]

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]]> Oyazimhon Hidirova, chairman of the Arnasai Branch of the International Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan was arrested on preliminary charges of hooliganism, fraud and tax evasion. Human Rights Watch and others are concerned that Hidirova’s arrest and prosecution may be in retaliation for her efforts to expose corruption by agricultural officials in Arnasai. Read more here

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]]> http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/08/rights-activist-arrested-in-uzbekistan/feed/ 0 Two bloggers denied appeal in Azerbaijan http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/07/two-bloggers-detained-in-azerbaijan/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/07/two-bloggers-detained-in-azerbaijan/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:13:47 +0000 Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=4385 Azerbaijani bloggers, Adnan Hadji Zadeh and Emin Mili, have lost their appeal for release and are being detained for two months pending trial on hooliganism charges. Media rights group, Reporters sans Frontieres say the charges are without grounds and that the bloggers have been assaulted. Read more here

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