The Commission on struggle against racketeering journalism of Press Council discussed the issue on 11 press outlets on the Sep. 28 session, Trend reported. Activities of six periodicals were labeled as “racketeering” and were blacklisted.

A decision on investigation in activities of the rest of the media outlets was made during the session.  The Azerbaijani experts say that periodicals that are not under government control were included in a black list.

The parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled for November 7.