One of the leading Internet portals of Azerbaijan celebrates its first jubilee. That is Day.Az to which we are referring very often.

The Russian TV Academy has announced that the ceremony of awarding laureates of the national TV Award “TEFI” will not go on the air. This is the first such a case in the history of the contest existing since 1994, RIA Novosti informs.

Death of owner of the web site “Ingushetiya.ru”, Mohammad Evloyev, when being arrested by the militia, can be compared with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya and proves aggravation of situation with free press in Russia, is said in the press release of the OSCE envoy on freedom of mass media, Miklos Haraszti.

The Iranian authorities have closed the office of Dubai's “Al-Arabia” TV Company and expelled its head from the country, is said on the Company’s official web site.

Today, the OSCE Baku office held a presentation ceremony of special vests for journalists. Thanks to those vests, journalists will differ during public events and marches.

Georgian “Imedi” TV has resumed news broadcast since 1 September, RIA Novosti informs. News programs will be aired every two hours. “A journalist diary” program will also go on the air at weekends.
Besides, “Imedi” will show several author's programs broadcasted earlier on “Mze” TV.

National TV and Radio Broadcast Council of Azerbaijan is planning to organize monitoring centers, www.day.az informs referring to the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety citing aide to the chairman of the NTVRBC, Togrul Mammadov.

Barack Obama’s speech during a session of the US Democtaric Party in Denver got a TV record: it was watched by 38,4 mln TV viewers, AP informs referring to the data of Nielsen Media Research.

The case about murder of “Novaya gazeta” reporter, Anna Politkovskaya will be brought into court in the first decade of September, as the edition’s deputy chief editor, Sergey Sokolov said to “Interfax”.

Court of Appeal, presided by judge Abid Abdinbekov, considered yesterday the appeal of “Mukhalifat” newspaper journalists, Yashar Agazade and Rovshan Kabirli. Day.Az (www.day.az) reports that Rovshan Kabirli informed himself the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety about it.

Yasamal district court, presided by judge Hagani Tagiyev, considered the suit brought by “Azadlig” newspaper's collaborator Agil Halil against the General Public Prosecutor’s Office, investigator Ali Guliyev and TV channels (AzTV, Lider, Space and ATV), www.day.az inform referring to the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety.

Journalists of “Azadlig” radio in Nakhichevan Malahat Nasibova and her husband Ilgar Nasibov, as well as regional correspondent of the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Elman Abbasov have appealed to the Public Prosecutor’s Offices of Babek region and the Nakhichevan Republic, www.day.az informs referring to the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety.

Correspondents of “Azadlig” radio in Nahchivan Malahat Nasibova and her spouse Ilgar Nasibov got under pressure while serving professional duties; www.day.az informs referring to “Azadlig” radio.

Azerbaijani journalists prefer not to struggle for copyrights on their art works, as there are too few of their claims to Copyrights Agency; Trend Life informs referring to collaborator of the Copyrights Agency international brunch of Azerbaijan Anar Huseinov.

Chief editor of Liberty Radio's Russian service, Peter Vaile was hospitalized 26 August in Prague, Echo of Moscow informs.