Document #1227030

RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author)

Appeal court upholds prison sentences for two journalists who criticised Islam

http://en.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=20389

ecoi.net description:
A Baku appeal court on 6 July upheld the prison sentences imposed on Samir Sadagatoglu, the editor of the weekly Sanat, and Rafik Tagi, one of his journalists, for an article critical of Islam; Sadagatoglu was sentenced to 4 years in prison, and Tagi to 3 years
Country:
Azerbaijan
Source:
RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author)
Original link:
http://en.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=20389
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
10 July 2007
Document ID:
1227030 (former ID 78034)

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