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Petro-dictatorship Azerbaijan locks up journalists, as EU praises Baku for opening the energy taps

EUobserver Germany 24 July 2026, 10:24 UTC 1h ago

Petro-dictatorship Azerbaijan locks up journalists, as EU praises Baku for opening the energy taps — EUobserver

The Azerbaijani regime has arrested investigative journalists and dismantled independent media, leaving virtually no one on the ground to report on corruption and trade violations. And yet the EU Commission and German government are placing their trust in the authoritarian petro-state.

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