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Hajizada’s supporters appeal to Congress for bloggers’ release

Published: August 19, 2009, 1:32 am ET
By
Collegian Staff

After a rejected appeal, supporters of Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada have taken another step to try and get the bloggers released by sending a letter to Congress.

The letter asks Congress to send letters of support to Azerbaijan authorities before Milli and Hajizada go to trial on Sept. 8. The youth activists have been in pretrial detention since July 8, after a fight at a restaurant in the country’s capital, Baku. The letter said they were arrested on false charges and are being imprisoned for their videos and blog posts, which satirize the government.

On Aug. 10, a district court in Azerbaijan ruled against an appeal filed by Milli and Hajizada, claiming that police had presumed they were guilty and did not complete a proper investigation.

“The only hope for their release,” the letter reads, “lays with the reaction of the leaders of the international democratic community, whose opinion the government of Azerbaijan will not be able to ignore.”

Contact staff writer Stephanie Rice at stephanie.rice@richmond.edu

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  • http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Ibrahim-Aliyev/1409322544 Ibrahim Aliyev

    it is ridiculose to arrest bloggers for their free,clear opinion about government.Azerbaijan used to be more democratic before in 1994, unfortunately the government of Azerbaijan know arrest all people who shows their opposite opinions.Its not only Emin and Adnan ,also there are many others politically arrested people,journalists which was detained as holigans.
    I call world leaders to get involve in this case, otherwise when Azerbaijan going to turn monarchial rejime,it will be to late.

  • http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Ibrahim-Aliyev/1409322544 Ibrahim Aliyev

    it is ridiculose to arrest bloggers for their free,clear opinion about government.Azerbaijan used to be more democratic before in 1994, unfortunately the government of Azerbaijan know arrest all people who shows their opposite opinions.Its not only Emin and Adnan ,also there are many others politically arrested people,journalists which was detained as holigans.
    I call world leaders to get involve in this case, otherwise when Azerbaijan going to turn monarchial rejime,it will be to late.

  • http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Ibrahim-Aliyev/1409322544 Ibrahim Aliyev

    it is ridiculose to arrest bloggers for their free,clear opinion about government.Azerbaijan used to be more democratic before in 1994, unfortunately the government of Azerbaijan know arrest all people who shows their opposite opinions.Its not only Emin and Adnan ,also there are many others politically arrested people,journalists which was detained as holigans.
    I call world leaders to get involve in this case, otherwise when Azerbaijan going to turn monarchial rejime,it will be to late.