Participants of International Forum of Bloggers, held in Artsakh, issued a joint statement
ArmInfo. Participants of the International Forum of Bloggers, held in Artsakh on March 19-20, made a joint statement.
It says. "We, the participants of the International forum of bloggers taking place in Artsakh, Highlighting the importance of exercising and protecting fundamental human rights, in particular, the freedom of expression and the freedom of movement; Emphasizing the common responsibility of the international community on the matter; Taking into account the irreplaceable role of media representatives in providing objective information;Expressing full support to the people of the Republic of Artsakh, Express confidence that steps of any authority aimed at limiting the exercise by the media representatives of their right to the freedom of expression and the freedom of movement, as well as the policy of persecution over the exercise of those rights are the gross violation of the fundamental human rights and freedoms; Condemn all the violations and limitations of the freedom of expression and freedom of movement, State that this international forum, taking place in the self-determined Republic of Artsakh, is the best response to the steps aimed at limiting and prosecuting for freedom of expression and freedom of movement; Assure that each of us is determined to contribute to the implementation of fundamental human rights, as well as to advocating for peace. Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) 20.03.2017".
To note, the holding of the International Forum of Bloggers in Artsakh was the response of bloggers to the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities against the Russian-Israeli blogger Alexandar Lapshin, detained at the request of Azerbaijan in Minsk and then extradited to Bacu for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh. The forum was attended by more than 30 bloggers from 11 countries. The main theme of the forum is "Providing conflicts in social media and ensuring the rights and freedoms of bloggers and journalists".