Panorama.am

20:09 19/05/2007

AZERBAIJAN NOT A SAFE COUNTRY FOR REPORTERS, OSCE
OFFICIAL SAYS

Miklosh Harashty, OSCE Freedom of Media
representative, said Azerbaijan has become one of the
most dangerous country in terms of reporters’ work.
Harashty condemned media restrictions in Azerbaijan.
Day.az reports that the OSCE official said being a
reporter is not safe in Azerbaijan. `It is against
Azerbaijan’s commitments to OSCE. Recently we have
reported 5 cases of reporters’ imprisonment. Some of
them were arrested at court halls by the ruling of the
first instance court,’ he said.

Source: Panorama.am