21:02, May 11, 2015
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Baku office has officially closed.
Azeri authorities raided the bureau in December 2014,interrogatingemployees and seizing computer equipment.
The premises were sealed off to staff, although the media service continued working from outside that office.
The owners of the office space, which formed part of a business center, reportedly asked RFE/RL not to return. RFE/RL had operated from the premises since 2006.
Prosecution investigator Sanan Pashayev allowed staff to enter the office on May 6 to clear out their possessions, according toPanorama.
The RFE/RL Baku team will continue its work in Prague, according to recentreports.
The closure is part of a wider trend of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and media outlets finding themselves unable to continue operating in Azerbaijan.
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