OSCE media rep welcomes journalists’ release in Azerbaijan
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, on Friday welcomed the release of two convicted journalists and a blogger from prison, the OSCE said,Trend news agency reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev issued a decree pardoning 87
prisoners on Wednesday,
ahead of a national holiday. Two journalists - Anar Bayramli, an
Azerbaijan-based correspondent for Iranian Sahar TV, and Aydin
Janiyev, a regional correspondent for the newspaper Khural are
among pardoned.
"I hope this commendable step to release Anar Bayramli, Aydin Janiyev and Taleh Khasmammadov will be followed by more action. All journalists in detention should be released," Mijatović said.
During a recent trip to Baku for official meetings Mijatović was able to visit detained journalists Avaz Zeynalli, the chief editor of Khural, independent journalist Faramaz Novruzoglu (Allahverdiyev), executive director of Khayal TV Vugar Gonagov and chief editor of Tolishi Sado newspaper, Hilal Mammadov.
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