Azerbaijan: The Azeri-language newspapers "Borcali", "Internews" and "Yeni Azerbaycan", including their publisher(s), place of publication, frequency of publication, mode of publication, circulation, the availability of past editions; whether they are distributed in Iran (2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 January 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AZE38387.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Azerbaijan: The Azeri-language newspapers "Borcali", "Internews" and "Yeni Azerbaycan", including their publisher(s), place of publication, frequency of publication, mode of publication, circulation, the availability of past editions; whether they are distributed in Iran (2001), 23 January 2002, AZE38387.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be0f18.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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There is no mention of Borcali among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
There is no mention of an Azeri-language newspaper named Internews among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, there is a reference to Internews, "a US-based non-governmental organization assisting media development in more than 20 countries around the world" which has had a representative office in Baku since 1997 (Internews Azerbaijan Bulletin Nov. 2001, 2). For more information on Internews, please see its Website at
Our goal is to improve freedom, democracy and understanding between nations and cultural groups through media. This is accomplished through improving the professionalism of journalists through training, providing equipment grants to boost technical capabilities and working closely with broadcasters to ensure objectivity in news productions.
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During these years we have produced numerous television programs ranging from a regional South Caucasus news exchange to an environmental program to one of our most popular shows, the Baku-Yerevan Space Bridge, which focused on conflict resolution between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
We have also begun an exciting new project around the world called the Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI). This project aims to work with governments to protect freedom of the Internet and to ensure access to this powerful information tool to as many people as possible (n.d.).
Among other features, the Website includes news provided by the information agency TURAN and monthly bulletins about the organization's activities (Internews Azerbaijan n.d.). No information as to whether Internews Azerbaijan's publications are available in Iran could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Described by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as "the official paper of the eponymous ruling party" (16 Nov. 2001), Yeni Azerbaycan is a daily periodical with a circulation of 3,218 (JuHI n.d.). Its office is located at 146 Metbuat Avenue, Baku 370146 (ibid.). Articles of the current issue are available in Azeri on the daily's Website at
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Internews Azerbaijan [Baku]. n.d. Homepage.
Internews Azerbaijan Bulletin [Baku]. November 2001.
Journalists' Trade Union (JuHI) [Baku]. n.d. Mass Media in Azerbaijan.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) [Prague]. 16 November 2001. Vol. 5, No. 218, Part I. "Former Leading Azerbaijani Official Proposes Deporting Karabakh's Armenian Population." ([email protected])
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Lexis/Nexis
The Europe Program Coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists did not reply to an information request within time constraints.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Azerbaijan Online
British Helsinki Human Rights Group
Committee to Protect Journalists [New York]
Cyber Paperboy's World Newspaper index
Eurasianet.org
The European Institute for the Media [Düsseldorf]
Freedom House
Helsinki International Federation for Human Rights
Human Rights Watch
International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
International Press Institute [Vienna]
List of Newspapers in Azerbaijan
OnlineNewspapers.com
US Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
