Azerbaijan - Journalist hounded in autonomous republic, two colleagues attacked

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev, a correspondent of the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety (IRFS) in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, has repeatedly been harassed by officials for the past week. It is the latest example of the intolerance that the local authorities show towards the media in Nakhchivan, an Azerbaijani exclave between Armenia and Iran. “This harassment of Mehdiyev on the most ridiculous pretexts must stop at once, and the (...)

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