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    Media chief urges BBC to end "anti-Azerbaijani" propaganda

    Yeni Musavat, Baku
    3 Jun 04

    Text of Farah report by Azerbaijani newspaper Yeni Musavat on 3 June
    headlined "The behaviour of the BBC employees runs counter to the
    rules of journalism" and subheaded "'Azar Hasrat: 'Let them engage
    in impartial journalism, not in anti-Azerbaijani propaganda'"

    The recent lopsided stance of the BBC Russian Service on Azerbaijan
    has caused discontent by numerous organizations. The Confederation
    of Azerbaijani Journalists [CAJ] reacted to the issue yesterday.

    A statement issued by the CAJ secretary-general, Azar Hasrat, described
    the activities of the BBC radio employees as a violation of the rules
    of journalism. Hasrat, who does not agree with the position of the
    radio's Russian service on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, said
    that the journalists should take an equal approach to the conflicting
    parties irrespective of their language and religion. He thinks
    that no-one should act as a propagandist, abusing their position as
    a journalist.

    "As we can see, journalists [names omitted] visit the Azerbaijani lands
    under Armenian occupation without the permission of the Azerbaijani
    state. In addition, they are preparing pro-Armenian reports from
    there. Being a journalist does not mean that one can enter the
    territory of a certain country without permission. The abovementioned
    BBC journalists and some other mass media representatives actually
    show disrespect for international and national rules by visiting the
    Azerbaijani territories under Armenian occupation without permission.
    Such illegal behaviour by journalists from Western countries makes
    an unpleasant impression on their Azerbaijani counterparts when they
    try to learn Western journalism," he said.

    To recap, the CAJ which unites the country's 13 journalist
    organizations have always evaluated the developments only from the
    viewpoint of impartial journalism and refrains from any actions that
    damage the solidarity of journalists.

    "This does not mean that we are going to keep silent just because
    those who groundlessly propagate against our state and nation are
    journalists. We have the right to demand that journalists respect our
    state's laws and borders just like we demand that the government
    respect the rights of journalists. Sticking to this position,
    we call on the BBC journalists and management to engage not in
    anti-Azerbaijani propaganda, but in impartial journalism. Moreover,
    we wish the Azerbaijani journalists working for the BBC to express
    their civic position," he said.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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