CATEGORY: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Journalist beaten

Agil Khalilov, a reporter for the Azerbaijani daily paper Azadlig, was beaten whilst filming an illegal land sale. The perpetrators of the attack --- allegedly including a local government representative and ministry official --- beat Khalilov...

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Reporters sentenced to hard labour

A court in Baku, Azerbijan, has sentenced two journalists to hard labour following their conviction for libel. The charges related to articles they published in 2007 regarding alleged corruption in government circles. Avaz Zeynalli, the editor of...

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The government of Azerbaijan has curtailed the ability of its citizens to express dissent, expose corruption or press for respect of human rights.

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