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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11939

16 January 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Azerbaijan
EU criticises condemnation of journalist Afgan Mukhtarli

15/01/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Sunday 14 January, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service stated that the six-year sentence handed out to Azeri journalist Afgan Mukhtarli posed "serious questions as regards the exercise of fundamental rights including the freedom of expression and media, and due process of law" in Azerbaijan.  Mukhtarli is accused of illegally crossing the border, smuggling and using violence against a representative of authority.  Mukhtarli was...

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