Azerbaijan - Foreign reporters barred from covering territorial dispute between Armenian and Azerbaijan

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is very concerned that both Armenia and Azerbaijan have been denying entry to foreign journalists amid an increase in tension between the two countries over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory within Azerbaijan that has a mostly Armenian population. The media have become a hostage to this conflict. “We urge the Armenian and Azerbaijan authorities to leave the media out of their diplomatic dispute,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Journalists must be free to do (...)

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