Audrey Azoulay
Baku/07.06.21/Turan: UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay made a statement on the death of Azerbaijani journalists Siraj Abishov and Maharram Ibrahimov, who were blown up by a mine on June 4 in the Kelbajar region.
“I am shocked by the news of the tragic death of Siraj Abishov and Maharram Ibrahimov. Journalists should do their job without risking personal safety,”the UNESCO website quoted Azulay as saying.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and a range of actions, notably in the framework of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. –16D06-
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