Azerbaijan Youth Media Center: Demand-Driven Training On Going

Last weekend saw a hub of activity at the IMS-funded Azerbaijan Youth Media Center, as digital media expert and Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety director Emin Huseynov delivered two days of intensive training on photo-journalism. IRFS staffer, Celia Davies reports from Baku.

Teaching young photographers their rights

An under-developed sector of the Azerbaijani media, there are few publically available courses in photo-journalism. Seeking to fill this gap, the IRFS-led training covered a number of skills, including both technical and legal aspects of photo-journalism

 

NGO ASI LAUNCHES TEN DAYS FOR AVAZ ZEYNALLI CAMPAIGN

Thursday, 12 April 2012 06:32 Ibrahim2

NGO ASI (Free Speech Revolutionaries) held a press conference to start their “Ten days for Avaz Zeynalli” campaign, to rally media support for the imprisoned editor-in-chief of Khural.

Anar Mahmudoglu, the co-chair of the ASI, spoke on the importance of the campaign for Avaz Zeynalli ahead of his trial.

“I invite all my fellow journalists to participate in the campaign, which will last for ten days from April 15 till April 25. Our colleagues are going to write articles on the arrest and the harassment of our colleague Avaz Zeynalli.

 

EYNULLA FATULLAYEV PRESENTS NEW NGO WEBSITE

Thursday, 12 April 2012 06:28 Ibrahim2

IRFS Media Center hosted the presentation of haqqin.az portal, developed for the project on “addressing the problems of political prisoners”, which is being carried out by the NGO For Human Rights.
Eynulla Fatullayev, the head of For Human Rights, said that the purpose of the website is to monitor political prisoners’ problems and provide information on human rights, and to publicize the results of the monitoring

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BAKU CITY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE RELEASES A STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO KHADIJA ISMAYILOVA

Monday, 09 April 2012 10:13 Ibrahim2

BAKU CITY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE RELEASES A STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO KHADIJA ISMAYILOVA

 

Baku City Prosecutor’s Office released a statement on Friday in regards to Khadija Ismayilova. The documents says that a criminal case on violation of the journalist’s right to privacy of life has been opened and that a comprehensive and objective investigation is carried out. The document goes on to say that, despite the above-mentioned facts, Khadija Ismayilova and her lawyer Adil Ismayilov talk to public, saying that no investigation is underway.