Posted on 12/29/2014 3:07:51 AM PST by WhiskeyX
Police in Azerbaijan have detained a dozen journalists working for US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty amid an ongoing crackdown on the outlet that Washington and rights groups decry.
The Baku offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were sealed on Friday after prosecutors and armed police confiscated equipment and computers during a raid.
The US State Department said it was "deeply disturbed" by the action, and called on Azerbaijan to respect its "international commitment to protecting media freedom."
Ramping up pressure on the organisation's Azerbaijan station, Radio Azadliq, police descended upon the homes of its journalists Saturday and took many in for interrogation.
(Excerpt) Read more at hurriyetdailynews.com ...
Sounds like the entire staff of a US agency were arrested and its offices shut by a foreign government.
And a foreign news agency not ABC,NBC.CBS,AP, UPI, New York Times, or Washington Post,even mentions it.
Obama trying to spy on Israeli activity in Azerbaijan in order to alert Iran?
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