Salatyn Asgarova
Salatyn Asgarova Salatın Əsgərova | |
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Born | Boyuk Galadarasi village | 16 December 1961
Occupation | Journalist |
Children | Jeyhun Asgarov |
Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan (posthumously) |
Salatyn Aziz qizi Asgarova (also spelled Salatyn Askerova;
.Life
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Salatyn Aziz qizi Asgarova was born on 16 December 1961 in Baku, Azerbaijan. After completing secondary school, she entered Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute. Nevertheless, her enormous interest in literature brought her into journalism. She started her journalistic career at “Baku” newspaper, and then began working as a special correspondent for Molodezh Azerbaijana (The Youth of Azerbaijan). Before the beginning of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Salatyn was writing about contemporary issues of society. However, after the war broke out, Salatyn frequently visited the front line and provided press coverage from hot spots. Her family and colleagues tried to persuade her not to go to the front line jeopardizing her life. In such cases, she would usually say: “If nobody goes, then who will?”[1]
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
On 9 January 1991, the 29-year-old journalist was on her way to
Legacy
A Baku street and a vessel in the Caspian Sea carry her name.
A monument in her memory was erected at Tafakkur University in Baku.
She has conferred the National Hero title posthumously. Salatyn Asgarova was buried in the Martyrs' Lane in Baku.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d КРОВАВЫЙ ОМУТ КАРАБАХА (Bloody Slough of Karabakh) by Yuri Pompeyev
- ^ Journalists and Media Workers killed in War Zones and other hostile areas in 1991 International News Safety Institute
- ^ Statistics on deaths of journalists and media workers 1990-2002 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine International Federation of Journalists
- ^ News at azerbaijanfoundation.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Killed Azeri Journalist’s Memory Revered Bakupages.com
External links
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