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- Most Azerbaijanis receive their information from mainstream television, which is unswervingly pro-government and under strict government control. According to a 2012 report of the NGO "Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS)" Azerbaijani citizens are unable to access objective and reliable news on human rights issues relevant to Azerbaijan and the population is under-informed about matters of public interest. Reporters without Borders ranks Azerbaijan at the 167th place (between Egypt and Bahrain) out of over 180 countries on the Press Freedom Index, with a score of 58.48. Freedom House ranks Azerbaijan as "Not Free". The authorities use a range of measures to restrict freedom of the media within the country. Opposition and independent media outlets and journalists have their access to print-houses and distribution networks limited, or can find themselves facing defamation charges and crippling fines and are subject to intimidation tactics, including imprisonment on fabricated charges. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty which was the only one that ensured political pluralism for its citizens, is banned in Azerbaijan since 2009. Reporters Without Borders has called on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to firmly condemn Azerbaijan for tolerating escalating press freedom violations. In 2015 Azerbaijan had the biggest number of journalists imprisoned in Europe and Central Asia, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and was the 5th most censored country in the world, ahead of Iran and China. Activists such as and Amnesty International brought up the issues of Azerbaijan's rights as it hosted the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, after the song Running Scared by duet Ell and Nikki won the 2011 contest (these activists described its title as ironic.) The issues included harassment of journalists, and the organisations met with the EBU on 1 May 2012 to discuss the problems. (en)
- Свобода средств массовой информации в Азербайджане провозглашается Конституцией Азербайджанской Республики. В той же статье про свободу информации официально запрещается государственная цензура, в том числе и в печати. Тем не менее, в Азербайджане даже в настоящее время сохраняются огромные проблемы с реальным обеспечением свободы слова и выражения мнений. Об этом в явном виде свидетельствуют происшествия с журналистами, закрытие оппозиционных организаций и один и самых низких индексов свободы прессы в мире. (ru)
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- Свобода средств массовой информации в Азербайджане провозглашается Конституцией Азербайджанской Республики. В той же статье про свободу информации официально запрещается государственная цензура, в том числе и в печати. Тем не менее, в Азербайджане даже в настоящее время сохраняются огромные проблемы с реальным обеспечением свободы слова и выражения мнений. Об этом в явном виде свидетельствуют происшествия с журналистами, закрытие оппозиционных организаций и один и самых низких индексов свободы прессы в мире. (ru)
- Most Azerbaijanis receive their information from mainstream television, which is unswervingly pro-government and under strict government control. According to a 2012 report of the NGO "Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS)" Azerbaijani citizens are unable to access objective and reliable news on human rights issues relevant to Azerbaijan and the population is under-informed about matters of public interest. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty which was the only one that ensured political pluralism for its citizens, is banned in Azerbaijan since 2009. (en)
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- Media freedom in Azerbaijan (en)
- Свобода СМИ в Азербайджане (ru)
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