Azerbaijan Detains 7 Linked to a Russian Media Outlet as a Rift Between Baku and Moscow Deepens

Azerbaijan detains 7 linked to a Russian media outlet as a rift between Baku and Moscow deepens

Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry told local media that seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Baku have been detained after a Monday raid on its office

Court in Baku arrests head, editor-in-chief of Sputnik Azerbaijan for four months

According to the outlet, they face charges under the Azerbaijani Criminal Code, including fraud causing significant damage, illegal entrepreneurship involving large-scale income, and the legalization of criminally obtained property