In the course of the February 16 round table Azerbaijani journalists and human rights defenders protested the closing of BBC Azerbaijani service.
The event participants signed a statement in a protest against the radio’s closing and submitted it to the UK embassy in Azerbaijan, Azeri Press Agency (APA) reports.
Yadigar Mammadli, Chairman of Democratic Journalists League (DJL) said the decision of stopping the radio’s broadcasting is “a blow not only on journalism, but the whole society”.
In January 2011 BBC World Service management made a decision on closing five services worldwide, including BBC Azerbaijani, and cutting 560 jobs. Currently Azerbaijani service broadcasts its programs via internet.
The human rights defenders say the Azerbaijani citizens living in the regions have poor internet access and radio broadcasting is of high importance to them.
Source: http://www.media.ge/en/node/40303
In the course of the February 16 round table Azerbaijani journalists and human rights defenders protested the closing of BBC Azerbaijani service.
The event participants signed a statement in a protest against the radio’s closing and submitted it to the UK embassy in Azerbaijan, Azeri Press Agency (APA) reports.
Yadigar Mammadli, Chairman of Democratic Journalists League (DJL) said the decision of stopping the radio’s broadcasting is “a blow not only on journalism, but the whole society”.
In January 2011 BBC World Service management made a decision on closing five services worldwide, including BBC Azerbaijani, and cutting 560 jobs. Currently Azerbaijani service broadcasts its programs via internet.
The human rights defenders say the Azerbaijani citizens living in the regions have poor internet access and radio broadcasting is of high importance to them.
Source: http://www.media.ge/en/node/40303