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Azerbaijan: Critical voices again silenced by libel laws
27 April 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: EUR 55/008/2007 (Public). News Service No: 084. 27 April 2007. Azerbaijan: Critical ...

Press Release       EUR 55/008/2007

Europe and Central Asia: Summary of Amnesty International's ...
1 April 2007

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

Newsletter       EUR 01/001/2007

The Wire, April 2007. Vol. 37, No. 3
1 April 2007

1) Elections in Nigeria marred by violence 2) UK still deports to states known to use torture 3) Human rights persistently defiled in 'war on terror': Europe slammed ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2007

Azerbaijan: Appeal cases. Two years of ill-treatment must end for ...
14 March 2007

Two years ago in March 2005 police detained Ruslan Bessonov (born 22 April 1988), Maksim Genashilkin (born 15 March 1990) and Dmitri Pavlov (born 16 July 1989) ...

Report       EUR 55/007/2007

Iran: Prisoners of conscience/ torture
9 March 2007

Eight Iranian Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic rights activists (Esma'il Javadi, Ebulfezl Alilu, Ramin Sadeghi, Qahreman Qanbarpour, Adel Allahverdipour, Jelil ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/027/2007

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