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 the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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