Moskalkova sent an appeal to the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan over the detention of Russians

On July 3, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, sent an appeal to the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, in connection with the detention of Russian citizens.

"Regarding the situation with detained Russian citizens in Azerbaijan, I have sent an appeal to the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, S.Ya.Aliyeva," she wrote on her Telegram channel.

In her published appeal, Moskalkova notes that the detentions of 13 Russian citizens were accompanied by the demonstrative use of excessive physical force. According to her, the state of health of journalist Igor Kartavykh, who suffers from diabetes and is reportedly deprived of necessary medical care, is of particular concern.

Moskalkova called on Alieva to take this situation under control, as well as to contribute to the prompt restoration of the rights and interests of Russian citizens.

"I look forward to your principled position and further fruitful cooperation in the spirit of mutual understanding and respect for human rights, which is an important guarantee for strengthening good—neighborly relations between our countries," Moskalkova said in a statement.

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Earlier that day, it was reported that five employees of Sputnik Azerbaijan had been released on their own recognizance.

On June 30, Azerbaijani security forces conducted an operation in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan. Later, it was reported about the detention of two Russian journalists — Igor Kartavykh, the head of the agency's editorial office, and Evgeny Belousov, the editor-in-chief. Then it became known that eight more Russian citizens were detained in Baku. They were arrested for four months.