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#SouthCaucasus #SouthCaucasusNews Journalists in Azerbaijan face trials, jailings, travel bans https://t.co/f0BpeCcxEY Azerbaijan is among the worst jailers of journalists in the world, with more than a dozen behind bars, according to a report released this week by the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. Azerbaijan is currently detaining at least 18 journalists for their work, according to CPJ. – https://t.co/bAq8Tb5brO WASHINGTON – An Azerbaijani court on Friday denied petitions by two jailed journalists to be released from house arrest, their lawyers said. The journalists, Aynur Elgunesh and Natig Javadli, work for Meydan TV, an independent outlet based in Germany. They were among si