- Global Voices - https://globalvoices.org -

Azerbaijan: Remembering the #EminAdnan campaign

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics, Youth

With materials now released from Wikileaks showing behind the scenes pressure [1] on the authorities in Azerbaijan to free imprisoned video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, Fatalin's Blog looks back at the international campaign which ultimately led to their release [2]. The case is particularly significant given other documents released through Cablegate allegedly highlighting official Baku's over-reaction in imprisoning them in the first place.