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21 February, 2012 - 19:01
Reporters Without Borders seeks an explanation for the arrest of Anar Bayramli, a correspondent for Iranian media, and Ramil Dadashov, a driver for Iranian television.
“The Azeri authorities do themselves no favours by turning to the methods used by Iran,” the press freedom organization said.
“They clearly have a duty to defend national security, but it is intolerable that their paranoia should lead them to resort to a wide variety of pretexts to muzzle foreign and critical media organizations, even if they indulge in propaganda.
“Bayramli and Dadashov must be granted bail immediately and receive a fair trial. Alas, resorting to drugs charges is not heading in the right direction.”
Bayramli, a 31-year-old Azeri citizen, works for several official Iranian news organizations, including the news agency Fars and Sahar TV. He was detained at his home in the capital, Baku, on 17 February. His brother Eldar said the[...]
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