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Two journalists arrested in Azerbaijan

Two journalists arrested in Azerbaijan
# 08 October 2009 16:33 (UTC +04:00)
The Baku Court of Appeal sentenced them to three months of imprisonment for their publications about Freedom Movement Union’s leader Tahmasib Novruzov. They were accused in slander and insult. Other reporter of the Nota newspaper Ramiz Tagiyev was sentenced to six months of correctional work. Their appeal was rejected and the defendants were arrested.

The Media Law Institute condemns arrest of criticizing journalists and said it was contradictory to the international agreements Azerbaijan joined. The institute called on the government to release the journalists and to use European standards in the legal concepts considering punishment for slander and insult.
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