Baku / 13.12.17 / Turan:On 12 December the New York-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists circulated an annual report according to which 262 journalists in the world were arrested for their activities. Last year's figure was 259 people. Azerbaijan is among the countries where many journalists are arrested, currently there are 10 people. However, the authorities say that no journalist in Azerbaijan is punished for their professional activities, the report says. The organization notes that approximately 75% of journalists are detained on charges of anti-state activities or complicity in a terrorist threat. According to CPJ, the increase in the number of arrested journalists means that the international community can not resolve the global crisis in the field of press freedom. -16D-
Politics
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today signed an order on establishment of Khankendi Prosecutor's Office.
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Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda have been charged with taking bribes worth about $600,000 from a state-owned energy company from Azerbaijan, the New York Times reports.
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Public activist Elgiz Gahraman was questioned as a witness in the "Abzas Media" case on 3 May.
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Azerbaijan is ranked 164th among 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index for 2024.
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