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Media Watchdog: Attacks On Journalists Going Unpunished In Azerbaijan

December 10, 2008
A media rights watchdog has identified 20 cases in which pressure was put on Azerbaijani journalists in the last six months but claims that none of the instances were properly investigated by police.

Khalid Aghaliyev, of the Media Rights Institute, told RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service that "only three out of more than 200 cases of threats and physical attacks against journalists have been investigated since 2003."

Aghaliyev said the unpunished attacks on journalists have led to self-censorship developing among the country’s media.

Rabiyyat Aslanova, a deputy from the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party and head of the parliament's Human Rights Commission, dismissed charges that the government was not responsive to attacks against journalists.

He told RFE/RL that the "rights of all citizens, including journalists, are protected. There is a sufficient legislative base and political will for that."
 
 
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