15:10, 17 October 2003
Dozens of local and foreign journalists were beaten by interior troops soldiers in Baku
When mopping up Azadlyg Square of demonstrators, soldiers of interior troops savagely beat more than 20 local and foreign journalists. It happened when the soldiers started to advance on the thousands of demonstrators in the center of the square. The soldiers drove the journalists who were on the tribune into a corner and start trampling and batoning them. All journalists got severe injuries as a result.