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LAWYER FILES MOTION TO THROW OUT LAWSUIT AGAINST JOURNALIST |
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08.02.2010 18:13 |
 Today, 8 February, in the Nizami District Court, under the chairmanship of Judge Ziya Aliyev, a preliminary hearing was held on the special format lawsuit of Academic Jalal Aliyev against Yeni Musavat newspaper’s first deputy editor-in-chief Azer Aykhan and newspaper’s reporter Goshgar Bakili.
Plaintiff’s representative Mezahir Sadigov, defendant Azer Aykhan and his representative Elchin Sadigov participated in the hearing. E.Sadigov filed a motion to adopt a decision to throw out the case since the lawsuit was not prepared in accordance with the demands of the legislation and the plaintiff did not come to the hearing. M. Sadigov said that the motion is unfounded and asked not to fulfill it. The Judge said that the decision regarding the motion will be issued on 10 February at 3:00 p.m. J.Aliyev filed a lawsuit in the special format under articles 147 (defamation) and 148 (insult) of the Criminal Code claiming that the information in the article “The owner of the hotel about which the President was not happy identified; ‘Baku’ hotel’s owner is J.Aliyev” are degrading to his honor and dignity and does not conform to reality. MP Jalal Aliyev is the brother of late President Heydar Aliyev and the uncle of the incumbent President Ilham Aliyev. Yeni Musavat newspaper has been published since 1993 and operates as daily newspaper and has large circulation. |
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01.09.2010 22:08 |
On the 1st of September, in the Baku Appellate Court, under the chairmanship of judge Huseyn Khalilov, a court hearing was held on the appeal of the defendant against the decision passed by Narimanov District Court on July 2 regarding a lawsuit filed by the head of Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev against Khural newspaper.
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31.08.2010 20:52 |
 The Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) strongly condemns the stabbing of Komanda newspaper’s sports writer Rasul Shukursoy and assesses this as obstruction to freedom of speech. |
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31.08.2010 20:49 |
 Yesterday, on 30th of August, at about 11 p.m., Komanda newspaper’s sports writer Rasul Shukursoy was stabbed. |
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31.08.2010 20:43 |
 Hikmat Hajizade told the Institute for Reporters` Freedom and Safety that he visited his son, imprisoned youth blogger Adnan Hajizade, who is being held in prison # 14, on the 29th of August. |
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25.08.2010 20:29 |
Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union and Vice-President of the European Commission issued a concerning statement regarding the Supreme Court judgment of 19 August concerning youth bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli.
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