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Azerbaijan: Opposition activist freed as pre-Eurovision hunger ...
16 May 2012

Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience have launched a hunger strike in the run-up to the Eurovision in Baku.

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Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of ...
14 May 2012

Just weeks before Azerbaijan hosts the Eurovision song contest, police have violently broken up two peaceful protests in the capital.

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Azerbaijan: Further information: Jabbar Savalan conscripted into ...
3 May 2012

University student Jabbar Savalan has been conscripted by the Azerbaijani military. As he should be exempt from military service, Amnesty International believes ...

Urgent Action       EUR 55/010/2012

Azerbaijan: Press freedom trampled in Azerbaijan
2 May 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. AI Index: EUR 55/009/2012 2 May 2012. Press freedom trampled in Azerbaijan. Journalists, bloggers ...

PressItem       EUR 55/009/2012

Azerbaijan: Authorities determined to silence dissent to ensure ...
1 May 2012

1 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA BRIEFING AI Index: EUR 55/008/2012 1 May 2012 Azerbaijan: Authorities determined to silence dissent to ensure successful ...

PressItem       EUR 55/008/2012

World Press Freedom Day: Repression in the digital era | Amnesty ...
1 May 2012

Amnesty International hears from journalists and bloggers across the world who face abuse and even imprisonment while trying to do their job.

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Azerbaijan: Police and State Oil staff beat up journalists
19 April 2012

Two journalists trying to film illegal house demolitions in Azerbaijan on 18 April were beaten up by and police, and had to be hospitalized.

Urgent Action       EUR 55/007/2012

Azerbaijan: Journalists brutally attacked amid crackdown ahead of ...
18 April 2012

Just weeks before Azerbaijan's capital Baku hosts the Eurovision, journalists who tried to film illegal house demolitions were violently assaulted by police.

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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International urges EBU to address human ...
3 April 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 55/006/2012. 3 April 2012. Amnesty International urges EBU to address human rights ...

Public Statement       EUR 55/006/2012

Azerbaijan: Eurovision contestants unite to demand Azerbaijan ...
30 March 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. AI Index: EUR 55/005/2012. 30 March 2012. Eurovision contestants unite to demand Azerbaijan respects freedom of expression ...

PressItem       EUR 55/005/2012