Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, presided by judge Ilham Jafarov, considered yesterday the appeal of Azadlig newspaper's chief editor, Ganimat Zahid against the verdict passed by Baku Court of Appeal, www.day.az informs referring to the journalist’s lawyer, Elchin Sadikhov.

Special envoy of CoE Secretary General to Azerbaijan, Veronica Kotek called on Azerbaijani authorities to set free three journalists kept in custody. “Journalists should not be arrested for their professional activity”, stated Veronica Kotek to journalists on Tuesday.

Search for lost journalist from Novosibirsk Yury Guselnikov in the Altai Mountains has no result, “Interfax” agency informs on Monday. “The Ak-Kem River was searched over, the way where the man could have lost. The people went on the route where Yury could have set to but they have found nothing”, said press secretary of Russian Emergency Ministry's Head Department for the Altai Republic Svetlana Lyashko. From now on, the police will start search for the journalist.

Beijing Olympics got record TV ratings in the USA, Reuters informs referring to research of the Nielsen Media Research Co.

American solders have detained two Al-Qaeda militants suspected in kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carol in 2006 in Iraq, the CNN informs on Monday, 25 August.
To remind, Jill Carol freelance collaborator of the Christian Science Monitor was kidnapped in January 2006 in Baghdad.

AP cameraman, kept in detention without bringing any charges by the US military since 4 June, was freed Saturday in Iraq.

Two foreign journalists were kidnapped not far from Mogadishu, the capital of Somali. Some armed people detained a Canadian woman journalist with her Australian colleague and took them in the unknown direction. AFP informs the information is confirmed by the Somali police.

On Thursday evening, 21 August, the circulation of a regular issue of opposition newspaper “Alibi” was arrested, IA “Fergana.Ru” informs. Unpaid by the newspaper sum of 1 mln soms (over 28 thousand USD) in favor of the nephew of the President of the republic of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev caused the arrest. According to the edition’s collaborator, they do not refuse paying the sum but ask about three-month delay.

In Georgia, they restart broadcasting Russian language RTVi channel, “Interfax” informs referring to “Echo of Moscow” radio. The Union of Cable TV of Georgia notified radio on RTVi restarting broadcast since 22 August at 15:00.

CNN TV referring to its sources in managing board of the Democrats’ Party informs that senator Joe Biden will be in Barack Obama’s team in struggle for the White House.
On Friday, Obama stated that he had defined a candidacy of potential premier, however, he promised to state officially the name of the person on 23 August.

Purpose of the monitoring begun on 1 August is to assist in lightening of the election campaign in mass media and securing equal participation of all political forces. Council of Europe recommends that mass media (MM) must enlighten the election campaigns in balanced, just and precise manner. The monitoring to be carried out on 7 national TV channels and 8 newspapers will continue till October 15 and reports will be submitted in every 15 days. The monitoring includes calculation of air time of information materials and political advertisement in TV channels, as well as protection of objectivity and balance in all MM. Meanwhile, the total results of the monitoring will be announced after presidential elections.

Journalist from Novosibirsk has disappeared being on leave in Altai, “Interfax” agency informs on Monday. On 30 July, 52-year-old journalist Yury Guselnikov set off to climb mountains together with his spaniel and had to come back to work on 13 August. However, the journalist showed up neither that day nor later. The militia and rescuers started his search.

Since next week, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety will supply journalists with special vests under financial support of International Association of Free Speech. "Turan" agency informs that there is special "PRESS" inscription on both sides of vests.

American military in Iraq has set free cameraman of the British Reuters agency Ali al-Mashhadani kept in detention for three weeks without bringing any charge, the agency informs.

Press Council of Azerbaijan hopes that President of the country will pardon three imprisoned journalists. “In July, we appealed to President Ilham Aliyev concerning amnesty for the journalists. That appeal is still in power and the issue is on the agenda. The issue will be considered once again at the Press Council's session and we believe that the imprisoned journalists will be set free in the nearest future”, PC chairman Aflatun Amashov told Trend News.