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.
"The Norwegian Committee calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the arbitrarily detained journalists and human rights defenders," a press release of the organization.
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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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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The Deputy of the State Duma of Russia, Nikolai Valuyev, has been banned from entering Azerbaijan due to offensive statements made about the country, a comment by the official spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ayhan Hajiyev. "Due to the anti-Azerbaijani position of this deputy, his name has been included in the list of individuals banned from entering Azerbaijan," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative.
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