Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
January 28, 2015 Wednesday
Freedom House Recognizes Azerbaijan “Not Free Country” Again
The international human rights organization Freedom House published
the annual report Freedom 2015 on the state of human rights in the
world.
The report assesses the situation in 195 countries around the world
and notes that in 2014 the human rights situation deteriorated
substantially over the world.
Syria isn recognized as the most non-free country in the world, and
Russian occupation of the territory of Ukraine is recognized the
biggest blow to democracy.
Azerbaijan, along with Venezuela is set among the countries where the
number of political prisoners increased. At the same time, Azerbaijan
is called “not free” for already several years.
This is due to the fact that the Azerbaijan government has intensified
repression against government critics, human rights activists and
journalists, the report says.
Georgia and Armenia are included in the category of “partly free countries.”
Official Baku earlier denied reports from Freedom House, calling them
biased and based on false information. -16D-