{"id":168224,"date":"2015-06-05T04:12:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T04:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/german-athletes-demand-release-of-azerbaijani-political-prisoners\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:20:54","slug":"german-athletes-demand-release-of-azerbaijani-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/german-athletes-demand-release-of-azerbaijani-political-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"German athletes demand release of Azerbaijani political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/25963\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25963\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/25966\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25966\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  <i><br \/>\n    Source: Frankfurt Allgemeine<br \/>\n  <\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  German athletes have demanded the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan,<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    <i><br \/>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/sport\/sportpolitik\/europa-spiele-deutsche-sportler-fordern-freiheit-13629392.html\"><br \/>\n        Frankfurt Allgemeine<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/i><br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  <i><\/i><br \/>\n  just reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The German Olympic Sports Confederation (\u201cDOSB\u201d) on June 4, 2015 joined the call of Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, to free Azerbaijani jailed activists before the European Games.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cRespect for fundamental human rights and the right to criticize human rights violations are non-negotiable,\u201d DOSB spokesman Christian Schreiber told<br \/>\n  <i><br \/>\n    Frankfurt Allgemeine.<br \/>\n  <\/i><br \/>\n  \u201cRegardless of sport, the situation in Baku with the first European Games, we join the demand of the UN Special Rapporteur and emphasize that these demands should apply to all counties where people who fight for human rights are jailed.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Schreiber also demanded that human rights concerns should factor into the process of awarding major sports events.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  DOSB Chairman Michael Vesper welcomed the call of the \u201cUN Special Rapporteur, who used the European Games to celebrate the Olympic spirit of freedom and inclusion.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Of course, we are in solidarity with the people who are working in Azerbaijan for human rights,&#8221; Vesper wrote.\u00a0The DOSB stands &#8220;of course&#8221; for human rights and freedom of the press. &#8220;We will address both issues in Baku,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Crackdown on human rights activists, journalists and international rights groups has intensified in Azerbaijan, ruled by Ilham Aliyev since 2003, ahead of the European Games. 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