Baku / 19.02.20 / Turan: “Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan against the background of arrests of journalists and political prisoners”, parallel discussions on this topic will be held on February 20 in Vienna as part of the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
The event is organized by the Azerbaijan Institute of Reporters Freedom and Safety Institute (RFSI).
The RFSI said that the elections were held amid the suppression of political freedom and the presence of more than 100 political prisoners in the country.
“During the meeting, our group of experts with direct experience and deep knowledge of the current situation in Azerbaijan will discuss the issue of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, as well as the safety of journalists. We will pay special attention to independent journalists and human rights activists who were imprisoned for political reasons,” the press release said.
The event is sponsored by: Mauro Del Barba, Italy.
Speaking at the event will be: Emin Huseynov, prominent Azerbaijani anti-corruption blogger;
Barbara Trionfi, Director of the International Press Institute;
Rubina Möhring, President of Reporters Without Borders;
Arif Mammadov - former Ambassador and Head of the Permanent Representation of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe;
Emin Huseynov – human rights defender and executive director for the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety. —06D-
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