A protest rally in front of the Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (parliament) on December 28. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

30 December 2021, 23:42

Azerbaijan’s parliament adopts Law “On Media”

Azerbaijani MPs adopted the Law “On Media”, which provoked protests from journalists.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on December 14, the Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (parliament) adopted the draft law “On Media” which drew serious criticism from journalists and experts. They demanded to withdraw the draft law from consideration and create a new working group. Eight parties called on the President of Azerbaijan to stop the passage of the law. On December 28, in Baku, the journalists held a protest action against the law.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on December 30, 2021 at 01:23 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: CK correspondent

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