Content tagged with Press/Journalists
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Yale students conduct research for EHRAC case on internet restrictions in Azerbaijan
Students from Yale Law School are collaborating with EHRAC lawyers on a case challenging a block the government of Azerbaijan has placed on four news websites in Azerbaijan.
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Popular critical news sites challenge block by Azerbaijani Government
Four prominent independent or opposition news websites are challenging the Government’s and courts’ decision to block access to them in Azerbaijan.
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Renowned Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova challenges travel ban before European Court
Internationally acclaimed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova challenges the travel ban imposed on her by the Azerbaijani Government at the European Court.
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European Court to consider Azerbaijan’s responsibility in the murder of critical journalist Rafig Tagi
Mr Tagi was a well-known critic of the influence of Iran and Islam on Azerbaijan and had been threatened and imprisoned for his writings in the past, prior to his death in 2011.
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European Court to decide whether conviction of Russian journalist for defamation and incitement of hatred violated freedom of expression
The European Court requested observations from the Russian Government on a case regarding a political journalist and activist, who was convicted and sentenced to jail on charges of defamation and incitement of hatred for his critical public statements.
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European Court to decide whether Georgian Government’s restrictions on access to criminal case materials violate freedom of expression
The European Court has requested that the Georgian Government provide its observations on a case regarding restrictions on an NGO’s and journalist’s access to criminal case files for investigative purposes.
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Resource | Case Summary | 4 Dec 2015 | By Emil Sahakyan
Zakharov v Russia
In December 2003, Roman Zakharov, journalist and the chairperson of a branch of the Glasnost Defense Foundation, brought judicial proceedings against three mobile telephone operators, complaining of the violation of his right to privacy of his telephone communications.
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Journalist wins decision establishing “arbitrary and abusive” secret mobile phone surveillance in Russia
In a ground-breaking Grand Chamber judgment issued today, the European Court of Human Rights has found that Russian legislation on surveillance of mobile telephones fails to provide for “adequate and effective guarantees against arbitrariness and the risk of abuse.”
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Georgian Government breaches human rights of journalists and former Minister
The Georgian Government has recently settled two cases at the European Court of Human Rights, acknowledging that it had violated Articles 3, 5, 6 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Resource | Article | 1 Dec 2013 | By Rebecca Vincent
After fraudulent election, Azerbaijani authorities step up crackdown on critical voices
Rebecca Vincent highlights the situation of human rights defenders and other dissenting voices in Azerbaijan prior to and following the October 2013 presidential election