Azerbaijan - International freedom of expression coalition launches website ahead of Eurovision

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The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (the IPGA), coordinated by Article 19, has launched its website www.AzerbaijanFreeXpression.org and Facebook and Twitter profiles ahead of this week's Eurovision Song Competition, which will commence in Baku, Azerbaijan tomorrow 22 May. Looking behind the glitz of Eurovision, the IPGA website examines the alarming freedom of expression situation in Azerbaijan, where journalists and others face blackmail, intimidation, violence, and (...)

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