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Submitted by georgiamedia on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 19:19
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Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionToday 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
Email the First Channel at info@gpb.ge
Email Rustavi2 at tv@rustavi2.com
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that is not true
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
That is the point we are making - neither Rustavi2, Imedi nor First Channel have covered this.
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