April 5, 2001

05/04/2001: AZARBAIJAN – ATTACK BY POLICE

Vienna, 5 April 2001

Idrak Abbasov, a journalist from Impuls newspaper, was beaten by police and taken to Baku’s Police Department on 3 April 2001. Abbasov reported about a police activity in Baku.

The Vienna South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns this attack.