Azerbaijani-Americans for Democracy calls for freezing diplomatic relations & sanctions against #Aliyev #AzadliqRadio http://t.co/E3PbVSU4YM
— Arzu Geybulla (@arzugeybulla) 27.12.2014
RFE/RL Baku Bureau raided in ‘crime inquiry’ but what crime exactly remains unanswered http://t.co/k34swQV7E9 via @guardian #AzadliqRadio
— Arzu Geybulla (@arzugeybulla) 27.12.2014
RFE/RL Baku Bureau latest victim in government’s campaign to stamp out media pluralism http://t.co/extV0Os38j #AzadliqRadio #Azerbaijan
— Arzu Geybulla (@arzugeybulla) 27.12.2014
Senator Ben Cardin condemns raid on RFE/RL Baku Bureau
Ben Cardin, the Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, issued the following statement:
"The free and independent press in Azerbaijan remains under attack by the very authorities who should not be most committed to its protection. Yesterday's raid on RFE/RL's Baku bureau continues the recent and deeply disturbing trend of the government of Azerbaijan to silence dissenting voices within the country, and comes hard on the heels of the recent arrest and pre-trial detention of Khadijya Ismayilova, an investigative journalist and contributor to RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service."