The Azerbaijani public committee of protection of freedom of speech marked the International Day of Press by a gathering, which was followed by a visit to the graves of reporters Najaf Najafov and Elmar Huseynov.
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According to Novosti-Azerbaijan, the action participants-about 100 reporters-marched to the Honor Alley on cars.
Arzu Abdullayev, member of the committee, delivering a speech during the action, assessed the situation with freedom of speech in Azerbaijan as "terrible, though Azerbaijan could have been an example for level of freedom of speech for other countries".
The action involved also some opposition parties of the country.