IT IS TIME TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS – Video

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IT IS TIME TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
There is an environment of impunity for crimes against journalists in Azerbaijan, which gives rise to self-censorship among journalists and suppression of free speech. This was the keynote in the roundtable held in IRFS Media Center on November 23. The roundtable was organized to mark the International Day to End Impuntiy. IRFS chairman Emin Huseynov noted that the Day to End Impunity coincides with the date of death of prominent Azerbaijani writer and journalist Rafig Tagi, who was murdered last November. Huseynov emphasized that there have been more than 200 violent attacks on journalists in the past seven years and two journalists were murdered. Virtually none of these crimes was solved, which has resulted in a climate of complete impunity for those who wish to use violence to silence critical voices. Turan Information Agency director Mehman Aliyev said that the International Day to End Impunity launched in 2011 marks the anniversary of mass killings of journalists in Filippines in 2009. Aliyev expressed the opinion that this is a belated decision. "It would be better to have established this day 20 years ago to attract international attention to the issue of impunity for crimes against journalists" suggested Aliyev. As for killing of Tagi, the journalistic community conducted an independent investigation into this case. It found that no adequate official investigation was conducted to find the killers, and doctors did nothing to save the life of Tagi. The murder of ...From:ObyektivtvViews:1 0ratingsTime:03:56More inNews Politics

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