Dear Rauf, I have read your letter to me and I respect you for presenting your position to me so thoroughly.
Thank you also for the kind words addressed to me. I agree with you that the situation in Azerbaijan has changed, but in the sense that it has got less democracy and less freedom and more political prisoners, including journalists.
I remember that in my residence in 2003 you wrote a very harsh article about Ilham Aliyev – it was so sharp that I asked you to soften it, i.e. to express your opinions less harshly.
And now you have accepted a medal from President Ilham Aliyev. In my opinion, Ilham Aliev has not changed - at least, he has not changed for the better.
Best regards,
Steinar Gjell
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I welcome respected media representatives, professional and honest journalists from places of detention. July 22 is an important day for journalists, mass media and teachers of Azerbaijan. 149 years ago, Hassan Bey Zardabi, the great educator, the most valuable thinker, the founder of our journalism, lit the first light for society to come out of darkness, giving humanity the newspaper “AKINCI.”
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The past day has not clarified the question of why the meeting between Aliyev and Pashinyan in London on July18 broke down. The announcement of the upcoming meeting was made a week ago from Armenian sources, and Baku was silent about the upcoming meeting.
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I stand firmly in support of President Ilham Aliyev's vision for Azerbaijan's future.
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As Azerbaijan commemorates the 106th anniversary of its republic, Alasgar Mammadli, a prominent intellectual and lawyer, sends a poignant holiday greeting from the isolation ward of Kurdakhani Detention Center:
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