[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) expressed alarm over the arrests of media representatives in Azerbaijan. The document indicates that since November 2023, 10 journalists have been detained and arrests have also continued in recent days. In particular, it is indicated that on January 13, Elnara Gasimova, a reporter for the investigative news site \u201cAbzas Media,\u201d was subjected to pre-trial detention for a period of 4 months by a court decision on charges of smuggling.
\nTwo days later, JAMnews news journalist Shahin Rzayev was arrested on charges of “petty hooliganism” and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. (The next day, the court of Appeal replaced his arrest sentence with a monetary fine and released the journalist, note. Turan).
\n“November 2023 marked the beginning of repression against investigative publications and journalists critical of the government, as well as two activists and one opposition politician on trumped-up charges,” the IFJ-EFJ statement continued.
\nAmong the media organizations that have been attacked is, in particular, \u201cAbzas Media,\u201d a publication dealing with human rights investigations, the document emphasizes. The statement, in particular, points to the arrests on charges of smuggling of the publication’s director Ulvi Hasanli, editor-in-chief of \u201cAbzas Media\u201d Sevinj Vagifgizy, and three other journalists.
\n“If they are found guilty on the dubious charge of \u201cconspiracy to smuggle money into the country,\u201d they face up to eight years in prison,” the IFJ-EFJ statement continued.
\nThe head of the online TV channel \u201cKanal-13\u201d Aziz Orujev and Shamo Eminov, who collaborates with this resource were arrested on the same charges. Another journalist of this channel, Rufat Muradli, was administratively arrested for 30 days (he is already at large, note. Turan).
\nIFJ and EFJ Secretaries General Anthony Bellanger and Ricardo Gutierrez called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all arrested journalists and drop trumped-up charges against them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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