‘End your intensifying crackdown on media and civil society’ – US to Azerbaijan

According to US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the United States (US) has called on Azerbaijan to “end its intensifying crackdown on media and civil society.”

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken

Blinken said, Azerbaijan should “respect its international human rights obligations and release those unjustly detained.”

According to Blinken: “The United States calls on Azerbaijan to end its intensifying crackdown on media and civil society. We urge Azerbaijan to respect its international human rights obligations and release those unjustly detained, including Rufat Safarov, Sevinj Vagifgizi, and others detained for their work on behalf of human rights.”

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken

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