Dept. of Russian and Slavic Studies and School of Journalism presents
Azerbaijan Activist Journalist Emin Milli will speak about "Blogging and Activism in Azerbaijan" on Wed. Oct. 12 at 11:30-1:00 in the East Asian Studies conference room. Learning Services Building 107 (corner of 1st and Vine).
This is a Brown Bag talk so you are welcome to bring your lunch.
Under his blog name of Emin Milli, Emin Abdullayev of Azerbaijan embodies how online social media are changing political protest and challenging oppression around the globe.
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The 32-year-old graduate of Baku State University International law school holds a diploma from the University of Saarbrucken European Law School. He has worked as a coordinator for the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Azerbaijan and as a director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Azerbaijan. He also advised the Council of Europe on legal matters concerning political prisoners in Azerbaijan in more than 40 cases and served as a political analyst in the 2005 Election Observation Mission in Azerbaijan. He describes himself now as an activist, a blogger, and a freelance translator.
