Azerbaijan arrests journalist, charges another as press crackdown continues


  • World
  • Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijani police on Monday arrested one journalist and ordered pre-trial detention for another, the latest reporters to face legal trouble since a crackdown on the country's independent media that began in November.

The organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF) ranks Azerbaijan 151st of 180 countries in its World Press Freedom Index.

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