OSCE welcomes release of Eynulla Fatullayev
VILNIUS, 26 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the Decree by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to release Eynulla Fatullayev.
“Freedom of the media and safety of journalists is one of the priorities of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship. This is a strong signal for the whole OSCE region and I encourage all OSCE participating States to honour their commitments to freedom on the media and release all imprisoned media workers,” said Ažubalis.
Mijatović said: “This is a long awaited day for freedom of speech and freedom of the media and most importantly for Fatullayev, his family and colleagues in Azerbaijan and abroad.”