Azerbaijan Among Leaders of Censorship - CPJ Report
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-
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- 21 April 2015 21:35
Politics
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