Two journalists convicted of defamation in Azerbaijan
Article 19 has condemns the conviction of Faramaz Novruzoglu and Sardar Alibeyli, editor-in-chief and deputy editor of Nota newspaper, and calls upon the Government of Azerbaijan to repeal all provisions relating to defamation from the Criminal Code.
“It is deeply ironic that these latest convictions occurred on 22 July – Azerbaijan’s National Press Day,” said Article 19's Executive Director, Dr Agnès Callamard.
Read the full statement from Article 19 in pdf format.
3 August 2009
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