“Reporters Without Borders” urged the Interior Minister Ramil Usubov to do his utmost to protect journalists in the run-up to legislative elections after dispersal of the oppositionists action on 25 September 2005, the statement of the international organization, publicized on 27 September reads.
The statement notes, the events of 25 September demonstrated again the complicated climate set up in Azerbaijan on the eve of the parliamentary elections.
«The situation is especially sharply reflected on the activities of the Media representatives. It becomes even more difficult to obtain information in Azerbaijan and the journalist’s activities are connected with the risk, the document reads.
It is noted, the statement was prepared in response to the tough actions of the representatives of the law-enforcement bodies towards four journalists during the latest action of the Azerbaijan’s opposition to Mahabbat Orujeva, Rei Kerimoglu, Sakit Mamedov and Zohrab Zeynalov.