TBILISI, 10 November 2014 – Following the detention of Azerbaijani blogger Mehman Huseynov, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the ongoing and increasing number of repressive actions against independent media and advocates of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan must stop. “Practically all independent media representatives and media NGOs have been purposefully persecuted under various, often unfounded and disturbing charges,” Mijatović said. Huseynov was detained at Baku Airport on 10 November when trying to depart for Tbilisi to attend the 11th South Caucasus Media Conference, invited by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. …read more
Source: OSCE
