... alleged victims testify he did not remember writing a statement accusing Milli and Hajizade, a statement which had also reportedly stated he was attacked by ... in Azerbaijan to imprison Azerbaijani youth leaders Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade. This court decision is a ... as about restrictions on freedom of expression in Azerbaijan." Emin Huseynov, director of the Institute for Reporter Freedom and ...

... in a cafe in July. Hadjizadeh was imprisoned for two years and Milli was sentenced to two and a half, Hadjizadeh’s father, Hikmet, ... to repeated CNN questions about the case. “Emin Milli and Adnan Hadjizadeh were physically attacked, ... competitive elections when there is no free media,” he said. Hadjizadeh and Milli will appeal their conviction, Hadjizadeh’s father said. ...

... years. On July 8, 2009, OL! co-founders Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada were beaten by strangers in a downtown ... . You can stay up to date on the cases of Adnan Hajizada and Emin Milli on Threatened Voices. Supporters are also collecting video messages of ... in Romania drafted a statement of support for Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli and all detained and imprisoned bloggers worldwide. Other interesting ...

... the world that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. The Blogar, however, is nearly speechless. So the verdict is in. Emin and Adnan are officially hooligans. At a loss here on what to say. Supposedly social media had a role in ... , full coverage of the detention, trial and imprisonment of Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli is available in the Azerbaijan section of Global Voices Online and on the OL! ...

... Azerbaijan, earlier passed sentence on Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli. The verdict and first reaction spread on Twitter. & ... the beginning.” Today at the end of the hearing, Emin said he is feeling proud and thats why he is ready to accept the verdict given ... the detention, trial and imprisonment of Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli is available in the Azerbaijan section of Global Voices Online ...

... Hajizade received a term of two years in prison, and Mr. Milli received two and a half years. In Washington, the State Department ... and common sense and sentenced Adnan Hajizade for two and Emin Milli for two and half years. No rationale was offered to ... first change ourselves"! Today at the end of the hearing, Emin said he is feeling proud and thats why he is ready to accept the verdict given ...

... of the conviction and jail sentences handed down today against bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada in the context of Azerbaijan's tightly ... media environment. More Jail Time For Azerbaijani Critics Bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada have been sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to at least two years in prison on hooliganism charges. The case, which the defendants and ...

... the Sabail District Court of Baku convicted Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade of hooliganism and inflicting minor bodily harm, sentencing each of them to two and a half years in prison. Milli is a blogger for an online television site and a coordinator of ... society organizations in Azerbaijan have expressed anger at the sentences. Milli and Hajizade, who have been in prison since July 8, plan to ...

... reward for satirizing the government through blog postings? In the case of Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, who were attacked at a restaurant for discussing ... set their alleged attackers free.” Mr. Milli and Mr. Hajizade were convicted of the charges during a trial which ... mean time, why don’t you drop the trumped-up charges against Mr. Milli and Mr. Hajizade and release them immediately?

... a press conference, in a ruling rights groups say is aimed at silencing independent media. Adnan Hajizade, 26, and Emin Milli, 30, were found guilty of hooliganism over a scuffle at a ... their lawyer, Isakhan Ashurov, told AFP. Hajizade was jailed for two years and Milli two-and-a-half years. The bloggers, who had been in jail since their arrests in July, say they were ...

US rattles small sabre over 'further erosion' of free speech The US has said it "regrets" the jailing of Azerbaijani bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, on what human rights organisations consider a trumped-up charge of "hooliganism".… What is your recession sales strategy?

... A court in Azerbaijan has handed down prison terms to two bloggers who posted a video of a donkey seen as satirising the government. Adnan Hajizade was given two years and Emin Milli two-and-a-half years after they were found guilty of hooliganism linked to a scuffle in a cafe. They maintain they were arrested and convicted because of their online criticism ...

... to release the teens. The European Union president has also denounced the Azerbaijan court’s decision in the case of two bloggers. On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Emin Milli received a sentence of 2 years 6 months and Adnan Hajizade, was sentenced to two years for their part in a fight in a restaurant last July. Some ...

... detained this summer for alleged “hooliganism” were sentenced yesterday in a Baku court. Adnan Hadji Zadeh, 26, received a two-year sentence, while Emin Milli, 30, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Reporters Without Borders has condemned the sentence, stating, “This trial has been a sham from beginning ...

CNN reports that Azerbaijan has jailed two bloggers, Adnan Hadjizadeh and Emin Milli.  The bloggers have been sentenced for two years and two and a half years, respectively. Shortly before they were attacked in a restaurant and subsequently arrested, the bloggers had satirized Azerbaijan's government in a ...