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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International Running Scared Eurovision action

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Ethnicity & Race, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations, Music, Politics, Protest

Ahead of next month's Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan [1], Amnesty International has posted a web feature using the spotlight on the international song contest to demand greater human rights protection and freedom of expression in the oil-rich former Soviet republic [2]. In particular, the international human rights group is using the hashtag #freeaznow [3] on Twitter and also calling on supporters to post messages on the Eurovision Song Contest and Azerbaijani President's Facebook page [4]. There is also a Facebook page for the action itself [5].