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☆ Sports events organisers encouraged to secure injunctions against online piracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - Sports events organisers such as Sky, Canal+ and FIFA should be allowed to secure injunctions against online piracy of live events, the European Commission said on Thursday, following calls from companies for action against a problem that costs them billions of euros annually. The non-binding recommendation from the EU executive however falls far short of broadcasters and events organisers' calls for binding legislation. "The Recommendation encourages the use of blocking injunctions tailored to live events and, in the case of live sports events, encourages member states to grant legal standing to sports event organisers to seek an injunction where it is currently not possible," the Commission said in a statement. It also urged providers of hosting services to take measures to minimise illegal streaming and events organisers to boost the availability and affordability of their commercial offers to attract viewers. The recommendation also calls for cross-border cooperation between EU countries to tackle the issue.

☆ 3 men arrested after attempting to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist and activist who is critical of the country's human rights abuses, feds say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Three men were indicted on charges of money laundering and murder-for-hire, the DOJ said. The target, Masih Alinejad, told The Associated Press the FBI read her the messages the men exchanged. The indictment did not say if the Iranian regime was directly involved in the murder order. Alinejad told The Associated Press that the FBI read her the messages the men exchanged,"I'm not scared," Alinejad told the AP. While the man behind the plot is in Iran, the DOJ indictment did not say whether the Iranian government was behind the plot.

☆ DOJ charges 3 men in murder-for-hire plot against journalist critical of Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Soon after the charges were announced, Masih Alinejad revealed that she was the target of the assassination plot. “Fortunately, their plot failed because we didn’t,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a press conference announcing the indictment. Amirov, a citizen of Azerbaijan and Russia who was living in Iran during the plot, was taken into custody in New York on Thursday. Omarov then directed Mehdiyev to carry out the plot against Alinejad and Amirov and Omarov arranged to pay Mehdiyev $30,000 in cash. Before he could carry out the plot, however, Mehdiyev was arrested near Alinejad's home in July with the assault rifle in his possession.

The assailants had been monitoring the property and may have observed that she often shares flowers with her neighbors, she said. Omarov then sent those details to Mehdiyev, who lived in Yonkers, New York, prosecutors said. Amirov and Omarov then arranged for Mehdiyev to get $30,000 in cash, which he used to buy an assault rifle and ammunition, prosecutors said. Omarov, 38, was arrested in the Czech Republic earlier this month, and the United States is seeking his extradition. Iran accuses Western powers of fomenting the unrest, which security forces have met with deadly violence.

☆ CPJ: Jurnalistul azer Polad Aslanov a fost condamnat la 16 ani de închisoare sub acuzația de trădare
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( ) media-azi.md time to read: +1 min

„Autoritățile azere ar trebui să-l elibereze imediat pe jurnalistul Polad Aslanov și să nu conteste apelul său”, a declarat Gulnoza Said, coordonatoarea programului CPJ pentru Europa și Asia Centrală. Ofițerii serviciului de securitate din Azerbaidjan l-au reținut pe Aslanov la 12 iunie 2019, atunci când el a încercat, împreună cu soția și fiica sa, să între în Iran pentru a participa la nunta unui prieten, a declarat atunci Aslanova pentru CPJ. Soția și fiica jurnalistului au fost eliberate ulterior, iar Aslanov a fost acuzat de înaltă trădare pentru că ar fi vândut secrete de stat Iranului, potrivit informațiilor publicate în media și investigațiilor CPJ. Aslanova a afirmat pentru CPJ că la ședința de judecată, care a avut loc cu ușile închise, Aslanov a negat acuzațiile, declarând că ele reprezintă o formă de represalii pentru reportajele sale despre cazurile de corupție în rândul organelor de stat. Jurnalistul azer Polad Astanov.

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