Journalist beatean in Baku
A correspondent of a newly-established Azerbaijani news agency
was brutally beatean in Baku on Thursday while covering a report on
an explosion that occured at the Karvan cafe.
According to the local Media Law Institute, the Salamnews reporter,
Zulfugar Heyirkhabar, was assaulted by the cafe’s owners.
"Two people he didn’t know had landed many fist hits and kicks upon
the journalist. According to the preliminary diagnosis, he suffered
a brain concussion."
The Institute condemned Heyirkhabar’s beating, saying the attack
was "a severe blow dealt upon the freedom of searching, accessing
and spreading information", and expressed hope that the government
agencies in charge would bring the culprits to book in the shortest
time possible.
Two people were injured during the explosion at the cafe.
Preliminary conclusions suggest that the accident could have been
caused by negligence in handling gas and a gas leak.*
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