Media Watchdog Talks Of New Information Environment Shaped In Azerbaijan
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Natig Mammadli of the media Development Agency believes that a
new information environment has shaped in Azerbaijan, Azernews
reports per a meeting of the media watchdog.
He made this remark at the event on the protection of human
rights in the media.
The meeting heard that the 5th paragraph of the Azerbaijani law
'On Media' that came into force on February 8 covers media freedom
issues.
'Article 6 of the law prohibits restricting a journalist from
exercising any professional activity. We have provided some
newsrooms with various recommendations on this issue. Almost all
news sites of socio-political content, as well as news agencies,
have posted the document and follow the rules of professional
conduct,' Nariq Mammadli, a department head, noted.
Speaking of a crisis of international human rights law, Mammadli
stressed that the human rights issue is used as an instrument of
pressure in relation to some countries, including Azerbaijan.
'We are principally against the use of human rights for
political purposes,' he added.
In Azerbaijan, the media bill was adopted 20 years ago. Certain
changes were made, but some points remained open.
In December 2021, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted a new law
“On the media”. It determines the general rules of the organization
of media activities, the legal and economic basis of these
activities, as well as the receipt, preparation, transmission,
production, and dissemination of mass information. The document
consists of nine chapters and 78 clauses.
It provides for all the details, from raising the level of
professionalism of journalists to solving their social problems.
This creates the necessary legal framework for better protection of
information security in Azerbaijan.
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