Media in Azerbaijan: The Ruling Family Dominates TV, the Opposition Has Some Papers

Author(s): Arifa Kazimova
Editor(s): Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 25
Pages: 4-7
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Resource Security Institute (RSI), Arlington; Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2011

The family of Azerbaijani President Aliev maintains tight control over the country's TV stations. Mostly the opposition is limited to a small number of low-circulation newspapers. The opposition papers have no access to official news and frequently resort to publishing unverified information. Only BP and major telecoms are willing to advertise in the opposition press. The situation with the media reflects overall political conditions in the country.

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