Azerbaijan - Baku games sponsors urged to request release of journalists

Reporters without borders

In the following open letter, Reporters Without Borders urges the sponsors of the European Games in Baku to not turn a blind eye to violations of freedom of information for the sake of their economic interests and to formally request the release of the 12 journalists and bloggers detained in Azerbaijan. Dear Sponsors of the Baku European Games, Dear Executives of McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Motorola and other international companies, Within a few days you will be in the spotlight as official (...)

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