Azeri journalist beaten after Che party

Police in Azerbaijan raided a party at a cafe in Baku earlier this month to celebrate Che Guevara's 80th birthday and detained 20 people, including journalists covering the event. Among them was Emin Huseinov, chairman of the Institute for Reporter Safety and Freedom and a tireless campaigner for media rights. Huseinov reports that he was beaten up and taken to hospital. Azeri officials initially claimed that he had injured himself, but later it was said he was hospitalised because of a previous illness. (Via Moscow Times)