A violent assault on journalists who tried to film illegal house demolitions on the outskirts of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Wednesday must be thoroughly and impartially investigated by the authorities
A violent assault on journalists who tried to film illegal house demolitions on the outskirts of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Wednesday must be thoroughly and impartially investigated by the author
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Azerbaijan: Journalists brutally attacked ahead of Eurovision
A violent assault on journalists who tried to film illegal house demolitions on the outskirts of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Wednesday must be thoroughly and impartially investigated by the author
Just weeks before Azerbaijan's capital Baku hosts the Eurovision, journalists who tried to film illegal house demolitions were violently assaulted by police.
Media Node:
Idrak Abbasov
Twitter Tag:
Eurovision
Story Location:
Azerbaijan
40° 23' 55.6008" N, 49° 53' 29.9868" E
“The Azerbaijani government is clearly seeking to suppress negative coverage ahead of the Eurovision in May.”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Director for Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International
Date:
Me, 18/04/2012
URL:
Azerbaijan: Running scared
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Multimedia feature
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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International urges EBU to address human rights concerns in 2012 Eurovision host Azerbaijan
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Public statement, 3 April 2012
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Azerbaijan must investigate smear campaign against Radio Free Europe reporter
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News story, 15 March 2012
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Torture fears for Azerbaijani musicians after band insults president’s mother
Claims Azerbaijani police “savagely” beat performers at a protest must be independently investigated by the authorities, Amnesty International said as Jamal Ali, 24, and his band’s bass player, Nat
Azerbaijani authorities must investigate claims that musicians were beaten in custody after insulting President Aliyev's mother during a performance.
Media Node:
Azerbaijan youth protest
Story Location:
Azerbaïdjan
40° 23' 5.9748" N, 49° 50' 54.2544" E
“It’s deeply ironic that only two months before Baku takes the world stage for the Eurovision, Azerbaijani authorities are using force to break up and silence musicians performing at a peaceful protest on the city’s streets.”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Director for Europe and Central Asia
Date:
Ma, 20/03/2012
URL:
Azerbaijan: Police beat up peaceful protesters
Description:
Urgent action, 8 March 2012
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Azerbaijani youth activists beaten and detained at peaceful protest
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News story, 6 March 2012
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Azerbaijan: No more running scared
Description:
Media briefing, 20 February 2012
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The spring that never blossomed: Freedoms suppressed in Azerbaijan
Description:
Report, 16 November 2011
Après la diffusion en ligne d'un enregistrement vidéo de nature intime, la campagne de dénigrement menée contre une journaliste d'investigation azérie doit donner lieu à une enquête, a déclaré Amnesty International.
A smear campaign against an Azeri investigative journalist must be investigated after an intimate video recording appeared online
A smear campaign against an Azeri investigative journalist must be investigated after an intimate video recording appeared online, Amnesty International said.
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Azerbaijan: Investigate smear campaign against reporter
A smear campaign against an Azeri investigative journalist must be investigated after an intimidate video recording appeared online, Amnesty International said.
An investigative journalist in Azerbaijan has become the victim of a smear campaign after investigating government corruption.
Media Node:
Azerbaijan Khadija
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
42° 19' 18.2244" N, 46° 45' 28.1268" E
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“This is a despicable attempt to discredit a journalist in the process of investigating of government corruption at the highest level”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia.
URL:
Azerbaijani youth activists beaten and detained at peaceful protest
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News story, 6 March 2012.
Les autorités azerbaïdjanaises doivent ouvrir immédiatement une enquête sur le passage à tabac de jeunes militants par les forces de police pendant et après une manifestation pacifique qui s'est déroulée dans la capitale Bakou mardi 6 mars.
Les autorités azerbaïdjanaises doivent ouvrir immédiatement une enquête sur le passage à tabac de jeunes militants par les forces de police pendant et après une manifestation pacifique qui s'est dé
The Azerbaijani authorities must launch an immediate investigation into the beating of four youth activists by police officers during and after a peaceful protest in the capital Baku today
The Azerbaijani authorities must launch an immediate investigation into the beating of four youth activists by police officers during and after a peaceful protest in the capital Baku today, Amnesty
Headline Title:
Azerbaijani youth activists beaten
The Azerbaijani authorities must launch an immediate investigation into the beating of four youth activists by police officers during and after a peaceful protest in the capital Baku today, Amnesty
Authorities urged to launch an immediate investigation into the beating of the four activists by police officers during and after the protest in Baku.
Media Node:
Azerbaijani youth activists Jabbar Savalan and Dayanat Babayev
Twitter Tag:
azerbaijan
Story Location:
Baku
Azerbaijan
40° 23' 43.0008" N, 49° 52' 55.9992" E
“Azerbaijan cannot credibly present itself as a rights-respecting democracy so long as it continues to beat up and imprison peaceful protesters”
Source:
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia.
Date:
Ma, 06/03/2012
La liberación del activista juvenil de 20 años Jabbar Savalan es un paso importante, pero las autoridades azerbaiyanas deben poner en libertad a otros 16 presos de conciencia encarcelados en abril tras una serie de protestas pacíficas, ha afirmado hoy Amnistía Internacional.
La liberación del activista juvenil de 20 años Jabbar Savalan es un paso importante, pero las autoridades azerbaiyanas deben poner en libertad a otros 16 presos de conciencia encarcelados en abril
