Parvana Persiani was kind enough to share this piece with me. Hopefully Parvana will send letters regularly on the state of cybersphere in Azerbaijan. E.S. Azerbaijan: Fighting Nile Flood? It seems that it is not only neighboring Arabic countries that are concerned about upraise of national protests influenced by those in Tunisia and Egypt. Azerbaijan, … Read more
I haven’t realized any reactions to Azeri bloggers’ verdict in Turkish cybersphere but reaction certainly grows around the global blogosphere….
last Updated: 18 Nov, 00:15
EU Presidency Statement on Azerbaijan
Council of Europe: Conviction of bloggers in Azerbaijan ?a blow to freedom of expression?, say PACE rapporteurs
It seems that there is LIVE free coverage at the moment. We are notified that Azeri bloggers are actually sentenced today:(
Our session begins now… Online journalism…
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Pre-conference notes. It is very likely that I will not able to see Bucharest at all. Except the route from the hotel to the Parliament Palace. We stay all day in the conference hall. I don’t really mind though. If only I could get the Romanian dailies to add to my newspaper collection, my mission will be completed:)
Pork is very dominant in Romanian food. That means I am a little malnourished in terms of proteins (!) Well, I don’t eat pork. A Turkish hypocricy. I consume alcohol but not pork. Anyway, the conference is about to start… Today I am presenting sometime between 14-16. Today there seems to be a shift in focus: more about what can be done with blogging politically and financially then dealing with oppressive regimes…
As of now, I am done with my presentation. Today’s lunch was non-pork (!) and i relieved and happy.
E-Democracy Panel. 14:00-16:00
Parvana Persiyani highlights the cause of Emin Mili and Adnan Hajizade, two bloggers who have been arrested in Azerbaijan because of a satirical video they made…
“In Gaza, I was surprised and shocked by the destruction and misery there. I had not expected it. I did not anticipate that the IDF would have targeted civilians and civilian objects. I did not anticipate seeing the vast destruction of the economic infrastructure of Gaza including its agricultural lands, industrial factories, water supply and sanitation works. These are not military targets. I have not heard or read any government justification for this destruction.