Azerbaijan, BBC and Baku

Azerbaijan suspends local BBC News operation
Azerbajian's Foreign Ministry on Thursday ordered the suspension of BBC News' Azerbaijani operations but said it would allow one journalist to keep working in the country. The ministry did not give an explanation for the decision,
Azerbaijan orders suspension of BBC News Azerbaijani in Baku
The Azerbaijani government has ordered the suspension of BBC News' Azerbaijani operation in the capital city, Baku. The BBC said in a statement on Thursday that it had made the "reluctant decision" to close its office in the country after receiving a verbal instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Azerbaijan Orders Closure Of BBC Office In Baku
Azerbaijan has ordered the BBC to shut its office in the country, officials in Baku said Thursday, in what the British broadcaster denounced as a "move against press freedom."
Azerbaijan suspends BBC
Azerbaijan’s government has ordered the suspension of the Azerbaijani operation of BBC News, the British news agency confirmed Thursday. In a statement, the BBC said it had made the “reluctant decision” to close its office in the country after receiving a verbal instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
BBC statement on Azerbaijan
We will continue our news services in Azerbaijani. Azərbaycan Xarici İşlər Nazirliyinin şifahi göstərişinə uyğun olaraq, BBC – könülsüz də olsa – ölkədəki ofisini bağlamaq və əla jurnalistlərinin Bakıda fəaliyyətini dayandırmaq qərarına gəlib.
Azerbaijan suspends local BBC News office
The British broadcaster confirmed that it had taken the "reluctant decision" to close the office following verbal instructions from the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
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Global Witness condemns move by Azerbaijan authorities to shut down BBC Baku bureau
Global Witness is today both alarmed and concerned at the repressive move by authorities in Azerbaijan to force the closure ...