Leigh in Azerbaijan

(Every week online papers here report on breeches of journalists’ liberty.  this one is from Azernews.az)
Western countries have voiced concern over the recent attack on a reporter with Azerbaijan’s opposition daily Azadlig.
US Amb. Anne Derse who visited the injured journalist on Friday stressed that violence against journalists was unacceptable. “We are shocked and appalled by [...]

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I arrived on a Lufthansa flight last night and Tanya arrived on Dodgy Brothers from Riga, Lativa at 5.30 this morning.  There were many things that could’ve gone wrong but she was delivered close to where I live. Despite the Azeri immigration site saying that passport photos could be obtained from the airport for US$6 [...]

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Today.Az » Politics » Azerbaijani journalists go on hunger strike to support imprisoned reporter Eynulla Fatullayev

28 March 2008 [10:13] - Today.Az

Reporter of Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper Shahveled Chobanoglu went on hunger strike yesterday.

The due announcement was made by a source from the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Day.Az reports.
According to Chobanoglu, he went on [...]

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Today.Az » Politics » Azay Guliyev: “Some of the jailed journalists had not served a half of their imprisonment term”

19 March 2008 [18:05] - Today.Az

“The Pardon Commission is working within its regulations and rules, which are not considering concessions for any professions. Therefore, there have been no journalists in the list submitted to the [...]

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Today.Az » Politics » Terry Davis: “I am deeply concerned about the deterioration of the freedom of expression in Azerbaijan”

19 March 2008 [14:29] - Today.Az

“I am deeply concerned about the deterioration of the freedom of expression in Azerbaijan. In recent months several journalists, known for their critical views, have been sentenced to severe prison [...]

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Teaching is over for me this term, but not without the price of being anxious all day about getting all the tasks done: relief teacher notes, ESL in the Mainstream organisation, meet and greet organisation (BP provide this wonderful service for ex-pats - collecting from and delivering to the airport), printing necessary notes for the [...]

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Some time back I signed up with Kiva to provide loans to people who are attempting to become self-sufficient by starting small businesses .  I was linked to an Azeri woman who has already started to repay her loan of $1000 after buying three calves and feed.
Check it out as a way to make loans [...]

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I got home at 12 last night after the restaurant gig. It was very noisy, mostly TISA people but there were about 6 other parties of diners during the night. Wayne and I separately sat on a chair close to our long line of tables and sang with various degrees of success.  [...]

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