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Russian Media Outlet Is Raided in Azerbaijan's Capital
- Azerbaijani security forces raided Sputnik Azerbaijan’s Baku office on June 30, detaining two individuals linked to the FSB operating as journalists.
- Azerbaijan's authorities raided Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku on June 30, detaining two alleged FSB officers operating as journalists, amid rising tensions after deaths of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said diplomats were denied access for over two hours, with at least two deaths during the raid and reports of unlawful physical force against journalists.
- Azerbaijan’s culture ministry canceled all Russian cultural events and suspended planned visits, prompting Russia to summon Baku’s ambassador in protest over alleged violence, signaling regional escalation.
- Analyst Zaur Shiriyev states Azerbaijan aims to challenge Russia's influence, with President Aliyev’s regional gains reshaping South Caucasus power dynamics.
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Azerbaijani authorities have arrested seven people linked to the Russian-funded Sputnik Azerbaijan agency, the Interior Ministry in Baku announced today.
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Azerbaijan Arrests Russian Journalists in Baku Amid Escalating Diplomatic Row
Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two journalists from Russian state news agency Sputnik on June 30, in the latest sign of brewing tensions between Moscow and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. According to AZERTAC, Azerbaijan’s state news agency, local authorities have “launched an investigation based on operational intelligence regarding [Sputnik’s] continued activities through illegal funding.” Citing Azerbaijan’s interior ministry, the news a…
BRICS Journalists Association Condemns Detention of Sputnik Reporters in Azerbaijan - teleSUR English
Media workers must be protected both in their own countries and abroad, the Association recalled. On Tuesday, the BRICS Journalists Association condemned the detention of Sputnik journalists in Baku Azerbaijan, on charges of alleged “espionage”. RELATED: Russia Summons Azerbaijani Ambassador Over Detention of Sputnik Journalists The Association’s concern over the incident was expressed in a letter from Ivan Melnikov, director of the Department f…
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