Azerbaijan has ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the most used censorship. This is stated in the report of the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). A detailed report will be made public by the organization on April 27.
The worst situation with the censorship of the press is observed in Eritrea and North Korea. They are followed by Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Iran, Myanmar (Burma) and Cuba.
In compiling the report they took into account such factors as political arrests, harassment of journalists, control over the Internet and others.
With regard to Azerbaijan, the report noted that the country has seven journalists and bloggers in prison.
Notably, Azerbaijan is the only country in Europe and the former Soviet Union in the “censorship list”. -16D-
Politics
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On November 14, the House of Commons of the UK Parliament held a hearing on "Academic Freedom and Corruption in Azerbaijan's Energy Sector," focusing on the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The event, organized in collaboration with Global Witness and the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, was moderated by Joe Powell, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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