09/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 8 January, the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the European Union welcomed the release of 119 prisoners in Azerbaijan. Five of the prisoners were journalists, who also received a presidential pardon. While expressing his wish to see three more imprisoned journalists (Mirza Sakit Zahidov, Ganimat Zahid and Eynullah Fatullayev) released or pardoned soon, the presidency, speaking on behalf of the EU, said: “Such political gestures could help strengthen...