US EditionRussian Media Outlet Is Raided in Azerbaijan's Capital
- On June 30, 2025, Azerbaijani police raided the offices of the Kremlin-backed news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku amid rising tensions with Russia.
- The raid followed arrests on June 27 in Yekaterinburg linked to a murder investigation, during which two ethnic Azerbaijani brothers died under unclear circumstances.
- Authorities detained Sputnik Azerbaijan’s director Igor Kartavykh and editor Yevgeny Belousov, accusing them of working for Russia’s FSB and operating illegally after losing accreditation in February 2025.
- Azerbaijan denounced Russia’s actions as unacceptable, responded by halting all Russian cultural programs due to ongoing violence against Azerbaijanis, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed regret over the decision while assuring further clarification about the Yekaterinburg incidents.
- These events deepened the diplomatic rift, prompting suspension of bilateral visits and ambassador summons, reflecting Azerbaijan’s growing resistance to Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
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Azerbaijani authorities have arrested seven people linked to the Russian-funded Sputnik Azerbaijan agency, the Interior Ministry in Baku announced today.
Azerbaijan Arrests Russian Journalists in Baku Amid Escalating Diplomatic Row
Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two journalists from Russian state news agency Sputnik on June 30, in the latest sign of brewing tensions between Moscow and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. According to AZERTAC, Azerbaijan’s state news agency, local authorities have “launched an investigation based on operational intelligence regarding [Sputnik’s] continued activities through illegal funding.” Citing Azerbaijan’s interior ministry, the news a…
BRICS Journalists Association Condemns Detention of Sputnik Reporters in Azerbaijan - teleSUR English
Media workers must be protected both in their own countries and abroad, the Association recalled. On Tuesday, the BRICS Journalists Association condemned the detention of Sputnik journalists in Baku Azerbaijan, on charges of alleged “espionage”. RELATED: Russia Summons Azerbaijani Ambassador Over Detention of Sputnik Journalists The Association’s concern over the incident was expressed in a letter from Ivan Melnikov, director of the Department f…
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