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    AZERBAIJAN MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR NAMES IN BLACKLIST THROUGH SEARCH ENGINES

    18:59 15/08/2013 " SOCIETY

    "It would seem that punishment comes first, while legislation will
    be passed only later," editor Margarita Akhvlediani questions the
    legality of Azerbaijan's blacklist, informs the War and Peace Reporting
    Institute (WPRI).

    Akhvlediani, who was shocked to see her name in that list, notes:
    "I have worked as a journalist editor across the whole of the Caucasus
    for more than 20 years, and I regularly visit various regions, because
    journalistic work requires one to be there in person, otherwise one
    might miss significant trends and views, particularly in remote areas.

    Azerbaijan still has a rule that you only need to get approval for
    visit to Nagorno Karabakh if you need a visa to enter Azerbaijan,
    [but] Georgian citizens don't need a visa. Azerbaijan is now planning
    to change the law ... and it's possible new requirements will be put
    in place." Akhvlediani visited Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in 2011.

    Another journalist Zarina Sanakoeva states, "It's an ill-conceived
    move, and unjust in purely human terms, I think it's doubtful that
    there's any political benefit to be gained from it." WPRI writes that
    Sanakoeva is from South Ossetia, which broke away from Georgia just
    when Nagorno Karabakh became independent. She is also banned from
    entry to Azerbaijan because of her visit to Nagorno Karabakh.

    Head of Human Rights Center in Azerbaijan Eldar Zeynalov is convinced
    that government can refuse entry to certain people, but what will
    Azerbaijan gain from including journalists, charity workers, and
    artists in that list? According to Zeynalov the list looks "rather
    incomplete." Some names have photos next to them, others don't,
    there are specific explanations for the refusal for some individuals,
    but not in all of them. "All this suggests that the document was
    prepared in a hurry, primarily for internal consumption," Zeynalov
    says and notes that the names are transliterated, which means that
    individuals can't find their names in the list by using search engines.

    Azerbaijan has included 335 individuals in the blacklist of personae
    non gratae. The list includes politicians, journalists, artists,
    photographers, and others. The reason is visiting Nagorno Karabakh
    Republic without the permission of Azerbaijan. Moreover, Spanish
    opera singer Montserrat Caballe's visit to Nagorno Karabakh caused
    a minor diplomatic row between Baku and Madrid.

    The blacklist includes parliamentarians from Britain, Canada, France,
    Russia, Argentina and Uruguay, 8 members of the European Parliament,
    journalists, and so on.

    Source: Panorama.am

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