“It is too early to know the cause of the explosion but we expect to see a thorough investigation,” said Giegold. “Such incidents bring to mind Putin’s Russia, not the European Union. There can be absolutely no tolerance for violence against the press and violations of the freedom of expression in the European Union.”

TeliaSonera’s behind-the-scenes connection to Azerbaijani president’s daughters
 Print article Published: Tuesday, 15 July 2014 10:46
WRITTEN BY OCCRP

Leyla and Arzu Aliyeva, daughters of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, are even more invested in Azerbaijani telecoms than was previously believed.
They own most of Azerfon, the country’s third-biggest company. Now newly uncovered documents link the daughters through a trail of owners and offshore registrations to Azercell, Azerbaijan’s largest mobile phone business.
That means two out of the top three companies are closely connected to the Aliyev family—and, thanks to more complex offshore registrations, nobody is yet sure who owns the third.
The proven paper trail links the family to nearly three-quarters of the mobile market, a commercial dominance that raises serious questions about Internet surveillance and communications security within Azerbaijan.
It may also help to explain complaints about costly service.
These newly revealed links indicate more unusual ties between Swedish telecom giant TeliaSonera and Eurasian political figures than the company has publicly acknowledged, according to documents reviewed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).