The “Journalists Across Borders” international organization has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider re-broadcasting the programs of the “Azatutyun” r adio station, “America’s Voice” and BBC. The Azerbaijani national television/radio council has decided that all radio programs, including the programs broadcasted on national radio, will no longer re-broadcast foreign programs as of January 1 of next year. “This decision was made as a protest against foreign media because the Azerbaijani authorities are afraid of the independent media. Unfortunately, the national television/radio council is controlled by the political parties, which want to reduce the influence of Western presses,” as stated in the announcement by “Journalists Across Borders”.
