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Azerbaijan continues media crackdown — Turan and BBC Azerbaijan forced to close offices
Yesterday, Azerbaijan's first independent media outlet, Turan, announced it would be closing its office due to financial problems.
Yesterday, Azerbaijan's first independent media outlet, Turan, announced it would be closing its office due to financial problems.
Vardanyan's lawyers previously announced that he could face life imprisonment.
The Azerbaijani Statistical Committee has reported that $3.5 billion were spent on reconstructing Nagorno-Karabakh in 2024.
The detained Azerbaijani journalist has been on hunger strike for over 140 days in protest against his pending extradition to Azerbaijan.
The deal had been initially signed by the respective heads of transportation departments from each country in December.
Nikolai Valuev was banned from entering Azerbaijan after making ‘offensive statements' about the country.
Pashinyan also claims that ‘all the prerequisites for peace are in place’.