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Image: Further photo evidence of police violence in Azerbaijan

Further photo evidence of police violence in Azerbaijan

HRH has received many more pictures to document the violent way with which the police broke up the post-election demonstrations in the Republic of Azerbaijan mid October. The pictures add evidence to the testimonies of the unacceptable behaviour of both parties, but with the police the better armed and thus capable of causing the more serious damage. 09 Dec 2003 »

Image: HRH receives photo evidence of police violence in Azerbaijan

HRH receives photo evidence of police violence in Azerbaijan

HRH has received fresh photographic evidence that participants in the demonstrations following the rigged mid-October elections in Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy handed police treatment. The three pictures show wounds from what looks like severe beatings to the victims´ head, back and legs. To view the photographs, click the headline above. (8-DEC-03) 08 Dec 2003 »

Azerbaijan seminar ready

The programme for the Republic of Azerbaijan seminar (see the 4th of December article below), to take place in Oslo this coming Friday, is ready and can be viewed in English below. Keynote speakers include the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Traavik, the Azerbaijani human rights activists Leyla Yunus and Mehman Aliyev and Senior Researcher at ECON Leiv Lunde. (8-DEC-03) 08 Dec 2003 »

Nobel Peace Prize winner launches book

While in Oslo this week to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi will launch her book ´Democracy, Human Rights and Islam in Modern Islamic Republic of Iran. Psychological, Social and Cultural Perspectives´. The book, a critical analysis of contemporary Islamic Republic of Iran focussing on family issues, education and the economy, has been written and edited in co-operation with the Rafto Foundation, one of the organisations at the Human Rights House in Bergen. (8-DEC-03) 08 Dec 2003 »

Azerbaijani human rights defender jailed

A rigged trial has sentenced Ilgar Ibragimoglu (see story below, 2-DEC-03) to three months´ imprisonment, says Forum 18. Authorities are investigating him for organising the post-election demonstrations, although the court was "given proof that Ibragimoglu had not taken part in any public disorder and clashes with the police,"a spokesman of DEVAMM says. (4-DEC-03) 04 Dec 2003 »

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