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Azerbaijan: Prosecutors seeking long sentences for Leyla and Arif Yunus
Prosecutors in the case against Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus have asked the court to sentence the couple to 11 and 9 years respectively
Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan
The Sport for Rights Coalition calls on the international community to immediately and publicly condemn the government of Azerbaijan’s actions and take concrete steps to support Azerbaijani civil society.
#StandUpForSatire: Top UK comedians come together in support of Index
Host Al Murray was joined by a stellar line-up of stand-up comics before a sell-out crowd of 900
Khadija Ismayilova tells court she is innocent of politically motivated charges
Index calls on Azerbaijan’s government to drop all charges against investigative journalist who has been in detention since December 2014
David Cameron wants to promote good speech and ban the bad. Prime Minister, that’s not how free speech works
Free expression is not a “nice-to-have” add-on, a mere luxury principle tacked on the end of other more basic rights
The people investigating Serbia’s unsolved journalist murders
Serbia’s unique Commission for Investigating Killings of Journalists has come a long way. But founder and chairman, journalist Veran Matic, is paying a high price for justice: he lives under 24/7 police protection
Azerbaijan: Married political prisoners kept apart for 11 months, reunited in court
Leyla and Arif Yunus have been detained for almost a year on what is widely recognised as politically motived charges
Azerbaijan: Lawyers call for the release of Intigam Aliyev
95 lawyers from 24 countries call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev. He has been in jail in Azerbaijan since 8 August 2014.
Greece: Can reborn ERT deliver on the promise of a truly public broadcaster?
On June, 11 2015 the Greek public TV went back to its old name “ERT”, exactly two years after its abrupt closure by the previous conservative-led government.