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Russia Today
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Third Russian journalist detained in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani authorities have detained a journalist working for Ruptly, the Russian video news agency has confirmed. The journalist was filming outside the office of Russia's Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku, which was raided by police earlier on Monday. Ruptly editor Aytekin Guseynova spent some 20 minutes filming outside Sputnik's office, the agency said. Contact was lost with her just as she reported finishing her work, with her mother confirming her arrest later in the day, it added. During the raid, local police detained the head of Sputnik's editorial office, Igor Kartavykh, and editor-in-chief Evgeny Belousov. The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry claimed that it targeted the agency after receiving information it has been operating 'through illegal financing.' In February, Baku had moved to effectively shut down Sputnik's office, giving accreditation to just a single journalist. The outlet, however, told RT that it had never received a formal prohibition, and the foreign ministers of the two countries have been discussing issues related to the agency's work. According to local media reports, the journalists have been accused of being agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Sputnik has described the allegations as 'absurd.' The Russian Foreign Ministry has said it summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador over Baku's actions and the detention of the Russian journalists. The hostile move against the Russian news agency comes amid a new flare-up in the relations between Moscow and Baku. Tensions arose after a police raid on a suspected organized crime group in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, composed of Russian nationals of Azerbaijani origin. The raid came as a part of an investigation into several cold murder cases, dating back to the early 2000s and believed to be gang assassinations related to 'business' disputes. Six suspects from the alleged crime ring, all of whom are Russian nationals, are now being held in pre-trial detention, while two others died during the raid, according to the Russian authorities. Preliminary assessment indicated that the suspects, who were elderly, suffered heart failure during the raid.
Russia Today
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Another Russian journalist detained in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani authorities have detained a journalist with Ruptly, the Russian video news agency has confirmed. The journalist was filming outside the office of Russia's Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku, which was raided by police earlier on Monday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Russia Today
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ruptly & RT offices in Tehran evacuated over IDF strikes
The shared offices of RT's Tehran bureau and a Ruptly video agency branch have been evacuated due to intensifying IDF strikes on the Islamic Republic's capital. Israel has also confirmed targeting an Iranian state broadcaster. Ruptly's Tehran bureau chief says staff fled after Iranian authorities warned of an imminent Israeli strike on their location, according to the agency's Telegram post. All of the employees were able to safely leave the dangerous area, the office head, Hami Hamedi, confirmed. RT's Iranian bureau was also 'forced to evacuate to a safer location' because of the intensifying Israeli strikes, its producer, Ali Razmkhah, confirmed. On Friday, Israeli jets bombed multiple targets across Iran, including a uranium enrichment center in Natanz, and carried out targeted assassinations of several senior military commanders and scientists. Iran retaliated by firing dozens of ballistic missiles into Israel, and the sides have been exchanging hostilities since. The Jerusalem Post reported earlier on Monday that the IDF had targeted an Iranian state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), during a live broadcast. The media outlet also published a video showing an Iranian anchor who was forced to interrupt her work when the broadcaster's office was apparently hit in a strike. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that what he called the 'Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece' was 'on its way to disappearing.' On Monday, an Iranian government spokeswoman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, stated that at least 45 women and children had been killed in the Israeli strikes and 75 were injured. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accused West Jerusalem of targeting hospitals and residential areas and called it 'a grave violation of international law and a war crime' in a post on X.
Russia Today
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
WATCH protesters attack Belgrade city hall
Violent clashes broke out between opposition protesters and law enforcement outside the city hall in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Thursday, as demonstrators attempted to disrupt a session of the city legislature, local media have reported. Footage from the Ruptly video agency showed several dozen protesters blocking traffic outside the building, which is home to the City Assembly of Belgrade, before trying to breach metal barriers set up by police. Officers in riot gear pushed back the crowd as demonstrators threw eggs and bags of red paint at the building and pepper-sprayed police. Reports also claimed that at least one journalist was attacked while trying to enter the building during the scuffle. Eight police officers sustained injuries requiring medical attention, while five protesters were detained, according to reports citing authorities. Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic condemned the incident, calling it an 'act of terrorism' by the opposition. She stressed, however, that the assembly successfully passed scheduled motions, including budget revisions for the city's public utility companies and urban planning regulations. Thursday's clashes came two days after opposition MPs disrupted a session inside Serbia's National Assembly, setting off smoke grenades and tear gas to protest against the government. Some lawmakers rushed the speaker's chair, leading to a scuffle with security guards. Two female MPs were injured, with one reportedly suffering a stroke. This week's protests follow months of student-led demonstrations against alleged corruption and government negligence in Serbia. The protests were initially triggered by the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station last November, which claimed 15 lives. The situation has led to public outrage throughout the country, and prompted the resignation of several high-ranking officials, including Prime Minister Milos Vucevic. Protesters have since been calling for systemic government reforms, while the opposition has questioned the government's legitimacy in passing legislation following the prime minister's resignation. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic earlier accused foreign actors of fueling the unrest to destabilize the country. Last month, Vucic claimed that opposition forces were collaborating with Western, Croatian, and Albanian intelligence agencies to incite a 'color revolution' in Serbia, but vowed that his government would not back down.
