State Dept.: Escalating Crackdown on Azerbaijani Civil Society and Media
December 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement Dec. 11, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the escalating crackdown on Azerbaijani civil society and media:
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The United States calls on the Government of Azerbaijan to free immediately Rufat Safarov, Sevinj Vagifgizi, Azer Gasimli, Farid Mehralizada, Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, Gubad Ibadoghlu, recently detained associates of independent outlet Meydan TV, and many others arrested for their . . .
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The United States calls on the Government of Azerbaijan to free immediately Rufat Safarov, Sevinj Vagifgizi, Azer Gasimli, Farid Mehralizada, Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, Gubad Ibadoghlu, recently detained associates of independent outlet Meydan TV, and many others arrested for their . . .