The General Administration of Baku City Police reported that it conducts an investigation into the physical pressure on the staff of the Institute of Reporters Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov and Rasim Aliyev, as well as employees of the TV channel ANS Elnara Mamedova and Firouz Agayev.
All of them were abused during the rally in Baku on June 3 in performance of their professional duties, when a group of young people conducted a rally of solidarity with the mass protests in Turkey.
"At the conclusion of the investigation, appropriate action will be taken. Violators of the law will be punished," is said in the statement. -16D04-
Politics
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According to information from the Telegram channel "Nezygar," the Russian Security Council, with the participation of relevant agencies, is considering options for retaliatory measures "in response to the aggressive escalation from Baku, which contradicts the spirit and letter of the agreements and treaties signed between the countries, including the Treaty on Allied Interaction of 2022."
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Last week, two more prominent journalists were arrested in Azerbaijan. Shahnaz Beylargisi became the eighth female journalist to be imprisoned in recent months. Beylargizi and her former colleague Shamshad Aga worked for Toplum TV, an independent news outlet that was shut down in 2024.
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Moscow wants Armenia and Azerbaijan developing a peace treaty that would signify a long-term settlement of their relations, the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Galuzin, told in an interview with Izvestiya. Earlier, officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan stated that the peace treaty was almost 90% agreed upon.
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Military sailors from Azerbaijan and Iran discussed issues of cooperation. As part of the multinational naval exercises "AMAN-25" held in the Pakistani city of Karachi, a meeting took place between the First Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy, Teymur Murshudov, and the Commander of the Iranian Navy, Shahram Irani.
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