Today the Azeri courts jailed two bloggers, Andnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, for making a satirical video (see below) for the internet on human rights in Azerbaijan and the media's relationship with official spokespeople and announcements.
The story has been making global headlines for months but has been ignored by the official Georgian media - even though it is happening on their doorstep.
Today it is again being reported across the world: for instance here and here and here.
But nothing, again, on the Georgian media.
Could the reluctance to cover this story be because the tactics of the Azeri authorities - persecute the bloggers on trumped up charges of "hooliganism" (a direct hangover from Soviet-era "justice") is the same as that used by georgian authorities?
Don't let them get away with it:
Email Giorgi Arevaldze, director-general of Imedi, at arveladze@mac.com
[...] one online site criticized the lack of attention in the local media, I commented on the report after posting it on Facebook. Two Azeri bloggers were sentenced to jail [...]
[...] one online site criticized the lack of attention in the local media, I commented on the report after posting it on Facebook. Two Azeri bloggers were sentenced to jail [...]
[...] che un sito web ha criticato la mancanza d'attenzione dei media locali [in], ho commentato sul servizio dopo averlo postato su Facebook. Oggi due blogger azeri sono stati [...]
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that is not true
November 13, 2009 by Anonymous, 12 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 260
There have been Georgian coverage. Have a look (in Georgian of course)
http://www.tavisupleba.org/content/article/1875426.html
http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=announce&id=93&lang=ge
http://www.resonancedaily.com/index.php?id_rub=8&id_artc=253
These are one of the leading media and NGOs
But not on national TV
November 13, 2009 by georgiamedia, 12 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 261
That is the point we are making - neither Rustavi2, Imedi nor First Channel have covered this.
Global Voices Online
November 16, 2009 by Global Voices Online » Georgia: Reaction to lack o (not verified), 12 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 273
[...] one online site criticized the lack of attention in the local media, I commented on the report after posting it on Facebook. Two Azeri bloggers were sentenced to jail [...]
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November 16, 2009 by Georgia: Reaction to lack of media attention on Azerbaijan (not verified), 12 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 274
[...] one online site criticized the lack of attention in the local media, I commented on the report after posting it on Facebook. Two Azeri bloggers were sentenced to jail [...]
un sito web ha criticato
November 18, 2009 by Global Voices in Italiano » Georgia: dure reazioni (not verified), 11 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 285
[...] che un sito web ha criticato la mancanza d'attenzione dei media locali [in], ho commentato sul servizio dopo averlo postato su Facebook. Oggi due blogger azeri sono stati [...]
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