Published: December 30, 2008
Berman Urges Azerbaijan to Rescind Decision on U.S., British Broadcasting
VAN NUYS, Calif., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the decision byAzerbaijan's government to take several foreign broadcasters off the air:
"Free media are essential to any society that values liberty. Radio Liberty, the Voice of America and the BBC should remain on the air to serve listeners inAzerbaijan with unfettered access to information and a variety of viewpoints. Depriving listeners of these services is a violation of the right to free expression that will constrain debate inAzerbaijan, undermining its commitment to democracy in the eyes of the world. The government ofAzerbaijan should rescind its decision to block these broadcasts."
SOURCE House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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