Azerbaijan - Opposition blogger arrested in growing crackdown ahead of next year's election

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns the well-known blogger and opposition activist Zaur Gurbanli's arbitrary detention for the past four days and calls for his immediate release. "There is little doubt that Gurbanli's arrest is linked to his blogging and political activities," Reporters Without Borders said. "Harassment of the media and civil society was reinforced when the international media left after the Eurovision song contest and the government seems less willing than ever to (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mercredi 3 octobre 2012