International Institute for Freedom of the Media, called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the detained journalists, said the representative of the organization who is in Baku.
"We have appealed to the President Ilham Aliyev to put an end to attacks and arrests of journalists," said Alison Bethel McKenzie, Director of the Media Freedom International Institute in an interview with reporters.
According to her, on September 19 at a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan, it will raise the issue of media freedom in the country. According to her, there are three journalists under the arrest in arrest in Azerbaijan.
Being told that there are eight imprisoned journalists in Azerbaijan, McKenzie said: "If you have the facts to prove it, present them to us." Being asked if the statements of the Media Freedom International Institute remain on paper, Mackenzie replied: "I think that our statements has also played a positive role in the release of Fatullayev," said MacKenzie. -03B06-
Politics
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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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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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