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OSCE's Baku Office Deeply Concerned at Continuing Acts of Violence against Journalists

Society Materials 27 December 2006 19:09 (UTC +04:00)

Robin Seaword, the Acting Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, said that his office is deeply concerned at reports of two further instances of violence against members of the opposition press, Trend reports referring to a statement spread by OSCE today.

"We call upon those responsible for maintaining law and order in Azerbaijan to redouble their efforts to identify and arraign the attackers and to take immediate, concrete measures to protect the lives of journalists and their right to work, he said.

According to Mr. Seaword, it is necessary to provide adequate circumstances for the media to pursue its profession freely is clearly absent and can only cause damage to the country's reputation as it strives to embrace democratic ideals.

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