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Azerbaijan: Journalists under attack

Posted by Celia Davies on Apr 26, 2012 in Azerbaijan, building demolition, Europe and Central Asia, Eurovision, Eurovision 2012, Idrak Abbasov, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan, News and Analysis, Press freedom, RSS Syndicated Posts, SOCAR

Last week Azerbaijani journalist and Index award-winner Idrak Abbasov was brutally assaulted. As the international media apply for Azerbaijani visas to cover the Eurovision Song Contest, local journalists continue to face intimidation. Celia Davies reports