Jailed Azerbaijani Blogger Selected For British Fellowship
BAKU — Jailed Azerbaijani blogger Emin Milli has been offered a place in a prestigious British fellowship program designed for future leaders, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports.
Professor Brian Brivati, the director of the London-based John Smith Memorial Trust, told RFE/RL that Milli has been offered a fellowship in their 2010 program.
Brivati said it is up to the trust’s board to decide whether or not to defer the offer until 2012, when Milli is due to be released from jail after serving a 2 1/2 year sentence.
Jailed Azerbaijani Bloggers’ Appeal Rejected
BAKU — The Baku appeals court has upheld the prison sentences handed down last November to bloggers Adnan Hajizada and Emin Milli, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports.
Hajizada’s lawyer, Isaxan Asurov, told RFE/RL that the decision is “unfair, illegal, and biased.”
The two men became famous for posting satirical comments on the Internet about the political situation in Azerbaijan. In one such posting, a donkey tells journalists how well the government treats donkeys.
