Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received a delegation of US Broadcasting Board headed by John Giambalvo, the deputy director of the International Broadcasting Jeffrey Trimble, and vice president of radio «Liberty» Financial Officer. According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on the activities of the radio “Azadliq” (Liberty.) The meeting was also attended by US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Sekyuta.
* Broadcasting radio "Azadlig" in Azerbaijan on local waves was banned in late 2009, and broadcast continued on the Internet. However, in December 2014 the authorities raided and sealed the office radio, prohibiting its future activities. -16D04-
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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