Azerbaijan detains seven Sputnik staff amid deepening tensions with Moscow

Azerbaijani police raided the Baku offices of Sputnik Azerbaijan and detained seven employees, including the editor-in-chief and editorial director, after accusing the outlet of operating on “illegal financing.” The two face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and running an illegal enterprise, and were ordered held in pretrial detention for four months. Russia condemned the action and demanded their release as relations between the two countries soured over the recent deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody.

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