US Embassy in Baku calls attempts to distract public attention from crackdown on media as ‘cowardly act’

The U.S. Embassy in Baku made a post on X, referring to the repression of the media and civil society in Azerbaijan.

“International criticism of the government’s crackdown on free media and civil society is a result of one thing: the government’s crackdown on free media and civil society.

It’s a fact that almost three dozen journalists and bloggers have been arrested since November 2023. Is it ‘cowardly’ to ask why? Or is the actual ‘cowardly’ act here the attempt to distract the Azerbaijani public from this fact?

It’s Media Literacy Week; remember to seek diverse information sources, question narratives, and remain vigilant about being misled,” reads the post.