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YEREVAN, MAY 6, ARMENPRESS. “Reporters without borders” international organization started an ironic campaign entitled “Great year for censorship” where the names of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are written in the list of leaders of 12 countries who “Celebrate their victory over media”.
As “Armenpress” reports citing organization’s official website, “Reporters without borders” states that in Azerbaijan 7 journalists are in jail, and there are no independent TV channels in that country. A number of independent journalists are in exile, attacks are carried out against the remaining journalists in the country. Moreover, not only journalists, but their family members as well are being exposed.
The organization says more than thousand cases are underway in Turkey for “insulting the President”: more than 100 journalists are in prison, and police campaigns are being held in publication editorials. In addition, journalists are dismissed for “Twitter”, and some of the foreign journalists are banned to enter the country.
The organization has started a similar ironic campaign against other high-ranking officials of different states.