Azerbaijan

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan: Rising tide of persecution against independent ...
24 January 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: EUR 55/005/2007 (Public). News Service No: 010. Embargo Date: 24 January 2007 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       EUR 55/005/2007

Azerbaijan: Appeal Cases: Well-known satirist Sakit Zahidov ...
24 January 2007

Sakit Zahidov, a well-known journalist in Azerbaijan, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on questionable charges of possessing illegal drugs. Amnesty International ...

Report       EUR 55/002/2007

Azerbaijan: The Contracting Space for Freedom of Expression
24 January 2007

This briefing summarizes Amnesty International's concerns regarding the failure of the authorities in Azerbaijan to guarantee freedom of expression in accordance ...

Report       EUR 55/003/2007

Azerbaijan: Opposition journalists assaulted in Azerbaijan
24 January 2007

A climate of impunity is fostering new assaults on citizens for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression. Journalists Ali Orucov and Nicat Hüseynov ...

ActionDocument       EUR 55/006/2007

Azerbaijan: Appeal Case: Climate of impunity fosters new assaults ...
10 January 2007

In Azerbaijan two more members of civil society were assaulted with impunity by unknown men days before the New Year, apparently for peacefully exercising their ...

Report       EUR 55/001/2007

Europe and Central Asia: Concerns in Europe & Central Asia ...
1 December 2006

This bulletin contains information about Amnesty International's main concerns in Europe and Central Asia between January and June 2006. Not every country in the ...

Newsletter       EUR 01/017/2006

Commonwealth of Independent States: Positive trend on the ...
27 November 2006

On 28 November the meeting of the heads of the states in the Commonwealth of Independent States takes place in Minsk, Belarus. On the eve of the meeting Amnesty ...

Report       EUR 04/003/2006

Azerbaijan: Legal concern/Fear for safety: Shahin Agabeyli (m)
15 August 2006

Shahin Agabeyli, editor of the opposition weekly Milli Yol newspaper, is currently on hunger strike in protest at his forthcoming trial on the charge of defamation ...

Urgent Action       EUR 55/008/2006

Azerbaijan: Further information on prisoner of conscience / Fear ...
15 August 2006

Mushviq Mammedov was released from custody on 26 May, having being arrested on 28 April on draft evasion charges. He was placed under house arrest until the beginning ...

Urgent Action       EUR 55/007/2006

Azerbaijan: Freedom of expression under attack
8 August 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: EUR 55/006/2006 (Public). News Service No: 210. 9 August 2006. Azerbaijan: Freedom of expression under attack ...

Press Release       EUR 55/006/2006