Azerbaijan publisher jailed for 8 years

Azerbaijani journalist and newspaper publisher Eynulla Fatullayev has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail on charges of libel, incitement to ethnic hatred, threat of terrorism and tax evasion. He was also fined about £150,000. Fatullayev's papers, Realny Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan were forced to close after his arrest in May. The trial is widely seen as part of a campaign to stifle journalism within Azerbaijan. (Via OSCE)