Azerbaijan arrests journalists at Russian state outlet as tensions with Moscow rise

Source: Reuters

Azerbaijan arrests journalists at Russian state outlet as tensions with Moscow rise

Reuters
Mon, June 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM EDT 3 min read

BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two journalists from the local branch of a Russian state news agency on Monday in a move likely to further stoke tensions with Moscow following arrests in Russia of ethnic Azerbaijanis suspected of serious crimes.

In a statement, Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry said it had launched an investigation into the outlet, Sputnik Azerbaijan, after raiding its offices earlier on Monday.

Russia's RIA state news agency said two staff members - the head of the editorial board and the chief editor - had been detained. Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry published video showing officers leading two men to police vans in handcuffs.

Another Russian media outlet, Ruptly, later said one of its editors had been detained after trying to film the police action at the Sputnik offices in Baku.

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