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REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS: ILHAM ALIYEV A 'HAWK' OF MASS MEDIA
ArmInfo
2010-05-04 13:51:00
Arminfo. International non-governmental organization "Reporters
without borders" in its annual report called President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev the 'hawk' of mass media.
"Initially seen as an amiable man unsuited to the harsh realities
of politics, he proved himself to be a worthy heir of his father by
cracking down hard on his opponents and targeting newspapers that
support the opposition or criticize the widespread corruption. It is
now common for journalists to be the targets of physical attacks or
sentenced to long jail terms.
Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the weekly Realny Azerbaijan and
the daily Gundelik Azerbaijan, was sentenced to two years in prison
in the spring of 2007 on a charge "insulting the Azerbaijani people"
and then eight and a half years in prison in the autumn of the same
year on charges of threatening terrorism and tax evasion. He is now
facing an additional three years in prison on a trumped-up charge
of having of 220 mg of heroin among his belongings in his cell. Two
young bloggers, Adnan Hadjizadeh and Emin Milli, who were arrested on
8 July 2009, were sentenced to 24 and 30 months in prison respectively
on similarly trumped-up charges. Their crime? Belonging to opposition
movements and expressing their views online", the report says.
To note, the following persons are also in the list of 'enemies of mass
media': Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Chechen
Republic Ramzan Kadirov, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko,
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazakbayev,etc.
ArmInfo
2010-05-04 13:51:00
Arminfo. International non-governmental organization "Reporters
without borders" in its annual report called President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev the 'hawk' of mass media.
"Initially seen as an amiable man unsuited to the harsh realities
of politics, he proved himself to be a worthy heir of his father by
cracking down hard on his opponents and targeting newspapers that
support the opposition or criticize the widespread corruption. It is
now common for journalists to be the targets of physical attacks or
sentenced to long jail terms.
Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the weekly Realny Azerbaijan and
the daily Gundelik Azerbaijan, was sentenced to two years in prison
in the spring of 2007 on a charge "insulting the Azerbaijani people"
and then eight and a half years in prison in the autumn of the same
year on charges of threatening terrorism and tax evasion. He is now
facing an additional three years in prison on a trumped-up charge
of having of 220 mg of heroin among his belongings in his cell. Two
young bloggers, Adnan Hadjizadeh and Emin Milli, who were arrested on
8 July 2009, were sentenced to 24 and 30 months in prison respectively
on similarly trumped-up charges. Their crime? Belonging to opposition
movements and expressing their views online", the report says.
To note, the following persons are also in the list of 'enemies of mass
media': Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Chechen
Republic Ramzan Kadirov, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko,
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazakbayev,etc.