CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia

Letter: Wave of repression in Azerbaijan

Mr Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General of the Council of Europe 67075 Strasbourg Cedex France Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 99 Email: [email protected]...

Bulgaria: Disputed sections of “bank censorship” proposal axed

by Zoltan Sipos | 13 Aug 14

Bulgarian journalists covering the financial beat can breathe freely as the most controversial parts of the so-called “bank censorship” amendment to the Criminal Code have been removed by the legal committee of the National Assembly. Zoltan Sipos reports

Azerbaijan: Police search NGO offices

by Milana Knezevic | 08 Aug 14

Clampdown by authorities on human rights groups in Azerbaijan continues

Turkey: Presidential election shines spotlight on free speech challenges

by Milana Knezevic | 07 Aug 14

Concerns about media and internet freedom as Erdogan looks set to make the switch from prime minister to president

Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov

by Index on Censorship | 06 Aug 14

60 NGOs from 13 Human Rights Houses call upon the Azerbaijani authorities, in their joint letter to President Ilham Aliyev, to immediately and unconditionally release Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov, and lift all charges held against them.

Azerbaijan’s government detains human rights defenders

by Milana Knezevic | 04 Aug 14

Azerbaijani human rights activist Rasul Jafarov has been charged with tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship and power abuse and sentenced to three months of pre-trial detention. Jafarov’s detention follows the arrest last week of Leyla and Arif Yunus and the disappearance of the print edition of Azadliq.