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Eynulla Fatullayev, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist, has been named the winner of the 2012 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize by UNESCO’s Director-General, Irina Bokova.

He was nominated for the award by an independent international jury.
Eynulla Fatullayev, 35, is the former editor-in-chief and founder of the popular independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan (Real Azerbaijan) and the Azeri-language daily Gundalik Azarbaycan (Azerbaijan Daily) newspapers. Throughout his career, he has unfailingly and steadfastly spoken out for freedom of the press and freedom of expression. Imprisoned in 2007, he was released last year by presidential pardon on Azerbaijan’s Republic Day, 26 May - an event that was welcomed by the international community. In July 2011 Mr Fatullayev founded the “Public Union for Human Rights", a non-governmental human rights organization. (...)

The article:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/azerbaijani_journalist_eynulla_fatullayev_selected_laureate_of_2012_unescoguillermo_cano_world_press_freedom_prize/

Basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eynulla_Fatullayev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_in_Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan - Media Freedoms in Grave Danger:

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/03/azerbaijan-media-freedoms-grave-danger

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Human rights concerns related to May 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan:

http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/1012739

http://www.amnesty.it/azerbaigian_jabbar_salavan

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/azerbaijan-opposition-activist-freed-pre-eurovision-hunger-strike-begins-2012-05-16

http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/1012885

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/22/azerbaijan-authorities-violently-disperse-peaceful-rallies

http://lepersoneeladignita.corriere.it/2012/05/25/azerbaigian-canzoni-tra-la-repressione/

http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/05/25/baku-repressione-in-salsa-pop-il-lato.html

http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Eurovision2012

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Gli ultimi sviluppi:

http://www.atlasweb.it/2012/12/28/azerbaigian-graziati-80-detenuti-per-il-consiglio-deuropa-erano-prigionieri-politici-579.html

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Passato...prossimo:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3893:azerbaijan-baku-roma-nuova-via-del-petrolio&catid=46:diritti-umani&Itemid=105