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Rafto Symposium 2009 Azerbaijan’s brave voices: The role of critical journalism in an oil rich state

The Rafto Symposium 2009 wishes to focus on the role, challenges and responsibilities of the press under oppressive regimes.

Published: September 30, 2009

When: Friday, 30. October 2009 9.00 – 16.00
To: Friday, 30. October 2009
Where: Bergen, Radisson SAS Royal Bryggen
Host: Rafto Foundation for HR
More info: www.rafto.no/?page=55&news=153

How important is a free press to the emergence of a free democracy, and how steep a price should we be prepared to pay for it? Part two of the symposium will discuss the natural resources of Azerbaijan. What responsibilities, if any, do foreign investors have to promote democracy? Is turning a blind eye to human-rights violations the price of doing business?

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