Baku /15.11.20/Turan: The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are ready to enter the territory of the liberated Kalbajar region. Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Huseyn Mahmudov said this at a briefing on November 15.
According to him, the territories of the region, which came under the control of the Azerbaijani army, have already been cleared of mines. The advance to Kalbajar will be in two directions, from the Goygol and Dashkesan regions. First of all, Azerbaijani units will occupy positions along the state border with Armenia.
Then they will take positions adjacent to the location of the Russian peacekeepers. -02D-
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The human rights organization Freedom Now has joined calls to end the pressure on independent media in Azerbaijan.
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The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the arrests of Meydan TV employees. A statement of the organization on RSF’s X (formerly Twitter) account said: "Reporters Without Borders condemns these new arrests and calls for their immediate release, as well as the release of 13 other journalists held in disgraceful conditions on trumped-up charges."
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"I was deeply concerned to learn of the arrest of journalists working with Meydan TV. A free and independent press is a vital component of any democracy. Journalists must be able to report on issues without the fear of arrest, intimidation, or violence." This statement was posted by the UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday.
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The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of six journalists and media workers in Azerbaijan, including five staff members of Meydan TV and one freelance journalist. "At around noon, independent journalist Ramin Jebrailzadeh (also known as Ramin Deko) was detained at Baku airport upon his arrival from neighboring Georgia, where he had been covering pro-European protests. At the same time, law enforcement officers in different parts of the city detained Natig Javadhli, Khayala Agaeva, Aytac Tapdyg, Aynur Elgunesh, and Aysel Umudova, who work with the Germany-based independent media outlet Meydan TV," the CPJ statement reads.
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