Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE's representative on media freedom issues, told journalists in Baku the government is stalling on legislation needed to liberalize the media ahead of the 6 November polls.
In the lead-up to the vote, Azerbaijan has seen the killing in March of one of its most prominent opposition journalists, Elmar Huseynov, as well as a number of libel suits filed against independent journalists by government officials.
Haraszti said he regretted there are still very few impartial news outlets in Azerbaijan.
(AFP)
In the lead-up to the vote, Azerbaijan has seen the killing in March of one of its most prominent opposition journalists, Elmar Huseynov, as well as a number of libel suits filed against independent journalists by government officials.
Haraszti said he regretted there are still very few impartial news outlets in Azerbaijan.
(AFP)