Emin Milli

Journalist and executive director of Meydan TV, Emin Milli was imprisoned in 2009 for two and a half years for his critical views of the government. He was conditionally released after 16 months of his sentence due to strong international pressure. From 2002–2004, Milli served as the director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and also advised the Council of Europe on more than 40 cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Prior to that, Milli was a coordinator for the International Republican Institute in Azerbaijan. He is currently managing director of the independent online media platform www.meydan.tv that has been launched in 2013.