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AZERBAIJAN AT BOTTOM OF INDEX OF FREEDOM
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
February 12, 2015 Thursday
The organization Reporters without Borders published its annual index
level of press freedom in the world.
"In the Caucasus, Azerbaijan (162nd, down 2) suffered an unprecedented
crackdown on critics and registered the biggest fall in score among
the index's 25 lowest-ranking countries. With media freedom already
limited by one-sided regulation and control of the advertising market,
the few remaining independent publications were either collapsing
under the impact of astronomic damages awards or were simply closed
by the police. The number of journalists and bloggers who were jailed
turned Azerbaijan into Europe's biggest prison for news providers,
"the report says.
It should be noted that Azerbaijan is adjacent to the list of Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Cuba, North Korea and the
biggest violator of freedom, Eritrea.
It is noteworthy that countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Libya,
Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Cambodia are ahead of Azerbaijan.
Neighbors of Azerbaijan in the region, Armenia and Georgia took places
78 and 69 respectively.
The ten freest countries are as follows: Finland, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, Austria, Canada, Jamaica and
Estonia. -02D-
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
February 12, 2015 Thursday
The organization Reporters without Borders published its annual index
level of press freedom in the world.
"In the Caucasus, Azerbaijan (162nd, down 2) suffered an unprecedented
crackdown on critics and registered the biggest fall in score among
the index's 25 lowest-ranking countries. With media freedom already
limited by one-sided regulation and control of the advertising market,
the few remaining independent publications were either collapsing
under the impact of astronomic damages awards or were simply closed
by the police. The number of journalists and bloggers who were jailed
turned Azerbaijan into Europe's biggest prison for news providers,
"the report says.
It should be noted that Azerbaijan is adjacent to the list of Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Cuba, North Korea and the
biggest violator of freedom, Eritrea.
It is noteworthy that countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Libya,
Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Cambodia are ahead of Azerbaijan.
Neighbors of Azerbaijan in the region, Armenia and Georgia took places
78 and 69 respectively.
The ten freest countries are as follows: Finland, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, Austria, Canada, Jamaica and
Estonia. -02D-