The repression against journalists independent of power accelerates in Azerbaijan for a complete purge of the national media landscape. Friday, February 21, a court in Baku sent the independent journalist Azerbaijani Nurlan Gahramanli, 28, for a month and a half in pre -trial detention. Known under his pseudonym “Nurlan Libre”, the journalist is accused of “smuggling” by justice, which has already used this pretext to kill several dozen critical voices for a year. Nurlan Gahramanli knew himself in the crosshairs of Azerbaijani power. He had written to the world in early January, to point out to have received a dubious job offer from an individual posing as a French journalist for the daily life. He and other Azerbaijani journalists have received the same kind of offer, in reality baits because Azerbaijani power imprisoned journalists from abroad to “smuggle”. Pressing an imminent arrest, Nurlan Gahramanli had prepared a video in which he explained: “25 journalists are imprisoned in this country, and I will probably be the 26th. I am proud to join my comrades. »For his part since August 21, 2024, the editorialist and political scientist Bahruz Samadov, 28, announced on Friday to start a hunger strike to protest his detention and the accusation of” high treason “of which he makes the object. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers in Azerbaijan, the power reaches traps with independent journalists later Read repression also extends outside the borders, where Azerbaijani journalists in exile were the target of repeated aggressions. Five critical votes were murdered, including Vidadi Iskenderli in 2024 in France. Bakou also seems to be pressure on Georgia, with the aim of obtaining refugee extradition in this neighboring country, whose government quickly slides towards autocracy and with whom relations are traditionally cordial. Threatening phone calls you have 69.01% of this article to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
—-
Author : News7
Publish date : 2025-02-26 09:35:32
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.