Sputnik Azerbaijan journalists detained in Baku met with their families

The Russian citizens detained in Baku, including the journalists of the Sputnik Azerbaijan agency, were able to meet with their relatives. This was reported on September 5 in the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Azerbaijan.

"The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan keeps the issue of Sputnik Azerbaijan journalists and other Russians detained in Baku more than two months ago under full control, their meeting with their families took place the other day," RIA Novosti quoted the text of the statement.

On June 30, Azerbaijani security forces conducted an operation in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan. At the same time, two Russian journalists were detained in Baku — Igor Kartavykh, the head of the agency's editorial office, and Evgeny Belousov, the editor-in-chief. Later, eight more Russian citizens were detained in the city. On July 2, the Russian Embassy in Baku reported that Russians had received complaints about the use of physical violence, document checks and visits by unknown persons.

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On August 30, Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, called on Baku to release Sputnik Azerbaijan journalists. According to him, the journalists have been in custody for two months, and Baku has not had any questions about their professional activities.

In turn, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing at the Eastern Economic Forum 2025 (EEF 2025) on September 4 that the release of Russian citizens detained in Azerbaijan was an important step in relations between Moscow and Baku.

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