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THE FUTURE IS BLACK FOR FREE EXPRESSION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ADVOCATES IN AZERBAIJAN: DUNJA MIJATOVIÆ
19:09, 03 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On the 10th anniversary of the death of Azeri journalist Elmar
Huseynov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja
Mijatoviæ, called on OSCE participating States to ensure journalists'
safety and the right to freedom of expression, according to OSCE's
official website.
"On the anniversary of the death of Elmar Huseynov, the issue of
journalists' safety must be raised," Mijatoviæ said. "Attacks and
harassment of journalists in the OSCE region is growing while thorough
investigations are scarce, which has a chilling effect on free media."
Elmar Huseynov, the founder and editor of the independent weekly news
magazine Monitor, was shot and killed outside his apartment on 2 March
2005. The magazine had been under constant pressure from authorities
for the critical nature of some of the articles published. Huseynov's
killers remain at large.
In an article published by the Huffington Post Dunja Mijatoviæ said
"Huseynov is far from alone in being prosecuted."
"There are more than 10 members of the media, including journalists,
bloggers and social media activists, in prison today - one of the
largest numbers of any country that is part of the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe. The lengths to which Azerbaijani
authorities will go to round up dissenting voices are troubling,"
she said.
According to Mijatoviæ, "The systematic shutdown of dissenting voices
and their outlets are clear violations of commitments on free media
and free expression that Azerbaijan has signed on to as a participating
State of the OSCE."
"Just four years ago it seemed to me that Azerbaijan had a promising
future for its media and civil society. Now, for free expression and
civil society advocates, the future is just black," she said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/03/the-future-is-black-for-free-expression-and-civil-society-advocates-in-azerbaijan-dunja-mijatovic/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dunja-mijatovic/azerbaijan-must-release-all-imprisoned-journalists_b_6759100.html
From: A. Papazian
19:09, 03 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On the 10th anniversary of the death of Azeri journalist Elmar
Huseynov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja
Mijatoviæ, called on OSCE participating States to ensure journalists'
safety and the right to freedom of expression, according to OSCE's
official website.
"On the anniversary of the death of Elmar Huseynov, the issue of
journalists' safety must be raised," Mijatoviæ said. "Attacks and
harassment of journalists in the OSCE region is growing while thorough
investigations are scarce, which has a chilling effect on free media."
Elmar Huseynov, the founder and editor of the independent weekly news
magazine Monitor, was shot and killed outside his apartment on 2 March
2005. The magazine had been under constant pressure from authorities
for the critical nature of some of the articles published. Huseynov's
killers remain at large.
In an article published by the Huffington Post Dunja Mijatoviæ said
"Huseynov is far from alone in being prosecuted."
"There are more than 10 members of the media, including journalists,
bloggers and social media activists, in prison today - one of the
largest numbers of any country that is part of the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe. The lengths to which Azerbaijani
authorities will go to round up dissenting voices are troubling,"
she said.
According to Mijatoviæ, "The systematic shutdown of dissenting voices
and their outlets are clear violations of commitments on free media
and free expression that Azerbaijan has signed on to as a participating
State of the OSCE."
"Just four years ago it seemed to me that Azerbaijan had a promising
future for its media and civil society. Now, for free expression and
civil society advocates, the future is just black," she said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/03/the-future-is-black-for-free-expression-and-civil-society-advocates-in-azerbaijan-dunja-mijatovic/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dunja-mijatovic/azerbaijan-must-release-all-imprisoned-journalists_b_6759100.html
From: A. Papazian