Press Conference in Washington DC Dedicated to Mehman Huseynov
Washington DC. / 01/10/19 / Turan: At 11 o'clock in the morning on January 10 in Washington D.C. (in Baku it will be at 2 am on January 11) a press conference will be held, devoted to the 15-day hunger strike by the anti-corruption blogger Mehman Huseynov in Azerbaijan.
The event will be held at the National Press Club in Zenger Room (529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor), Washington DC 20045.
The Institute for Reporters" Freedom and Safety (IRFS) invites you to a panel discussion on Azerbaijan's crackdown on journalists, with a focus on the recent developments around prominent journalist and blogger Mehman Huseynov.
Panelists will include his brother, IRFS's founder Emin Huseynov, Thomas Melia of PEN America, Alex Raufoglu, Washington DC -based journalist and Azerbaijan Country Specialist at Amnesty International USA, Daniel Balson, Advocacy Director on Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, Sevinj Osmangizi, Azeri-American journalist and founder of Women's Media Watch-Azerbaijan. -02D-
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