Nagorno-Karabakh freer compared to Azerbaijan – report

12:51 * 28.01.15

The international human rights watchdog Freedom House has given
Nagorno-Karabakh a higher status of freedom compared to Azerbaijan.

In its recent report, which includes also disputed territories,
Nagorno-Karabakh has been rated as a Partly Free state as opposed to
Azerbaijan, which is among the Not Free countries.

Armenia also has been rated as Partly Free , together with Georgia and
Turkey. Azerbaijan; Iran and Russia accomplish the list of Not Free
states.

The organization’s experts have pointed out to downward trends in
countries considered important regional role-players including
Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan)

On the index comprising 195 countries, a total of 89 states (46) have
been named as Free, 55 (28%) – as Partially Free and 51 (26%) – as Not
Free.

From: Baghdasarian