Several journalists expressed bewilderment at the inconsistent approach of the censors and professed to be unable to perceive any clear criteria for their decisions, other than to prevent the publication of any criticism of the president, prime-minister or government. T he censors refuse to condone the publication of any newspaper with blank spaces that would indicate where materials deemed inappropriate have been excised. Different editors devised varying solutions to this problem. In cases where several articles are cut from one issue, it often proves impossible to fill all the resulting gaps, and consequently the entire issue fails to appear. Azadlyg's editor claimed that he has problems with the censors over every single issue.
Political censorship continues despite official statements that only military secrets are censored.
The authorities have indicated that printing without the censor's permission will be severely punished. Information from the news agencies is uncensored and consequently the agencies provide the most informative and accurate news. Sensitive areas include reports on meetings of the opposition and critical reports about the president, parliament or related officials. Geographical areas of concern are Nagorno-Karabakh and the autonomous republic Nakchivan. Self-censorship is a logical result of the control.