Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade – sentenced

Last week the two Azerbaijan bloggers we blogged about, were convicted for hooliganism. Despite international pressure they were sentenced to an outrageous two and two and a half years in jail. (Go here for an excellent link list with various reactions and here if you want to take action.)
The verdict fits the impression that the Azerbaijan regime [...]

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Update: Abu Omar rendition trial ends

The trial around the kidnapping of the Egyptian imam Abu Omar has been concluded. See for a short update my post on Filip Spagnoli’s blog here.

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Extraordinary rendition, the story of Abu Omar

Yesterday I published an article on Filip Spagnoli’s P.A.P. blog about the ‘extraordinary rendition’ (or in more down-to-earth language: kidnapping) of Abu Omar, an Italian based imam who was grabbed from the streets of Milan to be transported to an Egyptian jail. Please find the article here.

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