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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Hard labour for Azerbaijani journalists

Two Azerbaijani journalists - Avaz Zeynalli, editor of the independent weekly Khural, and one of his staff, Vugar Gurdganli - have been sentenced to 18-month terms of hard labour. They must also pay the state 20% their salaries for set periods. The pair were found guilty of libelling Elmar Valiyev, the head of the Yevlakh region. (Via Reporters without Borders)

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