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"en.20111215.27.4-305-000"2
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"Despite its 20 years of independence and the fact that it is one of most rapidly developing countries in the world in economic terms, an authoritarian regime and control over citizens’ social life is still enforced in Azerbaijan. Limiting and violating fundamental human rights by threatening and silencing people who have dared to criticise the authorities is an everday occurrence. The independent media and opposition journalists, who are often imprisoned because of the contents of their publications, are in a particularly bad situation. The government remains indifferent to their fate, and a good example of this is the case of Rafiq Tagi. Tagi had been given a prison sentence for inciting religious hatred as a result of his activities as a journalist. His articles had caused discontent among Muslims, who issued a fatwa condemning him to death, and the authorities did not protect him from these threats. A few weeks ago, Rafiq Tagi died as a result of injuries inflicted by unknown perpetrators. This event coincided with the International Day to End Impunity and gave rise to protests from journalists around the world, who have called for a stop to be put to the murdering of their colleagues and have demanded that the culprits be punished. We should show solidarity with the Azeri media and strive to maintain freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, as well as calling upon the international community to put an end to impunity for attacks on journalists not only in this country, but all over the world."@en1
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