Influential U.S. Senator Ben Cardin called on Azerbaijan to release more than a dozen imprisoned journalists and activists ahead of the COP29 climate summit in Baku this November.
“Hosting a major international conference like COP29 should come with responsibilities and expectations that host countries allow frank discussion of information and issues, which requires recognizing freedoms of speech and assembly. Azerbaijan has not done so,” Cardin said.
“If Azerbaijan seeks to create a durable relationship with the Euro-Atlantic community, I urge President Aliyev to release those unjustly imprisoned by his government, including Armenian detainees, and community activists,” the senator noted.
