Official Baku reacts to Polish TV channel`s report on repressions in  Azerbaijan and de-Armenization of Artsakh

ArmInfo. A Polish TV channel's report on repressions in Azerbaijan and the dearmenization of Artsakh provoked a nervous reaction from the Azerbaijani  authorities. Polish Ambassador Pawel Radomski was summoned to the  Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, during the meeting, a  strong protest was expressed to the diplomat over the fact that a  segment aired on August 26, 2026, on the Eastern Express program of  the Polish public broadcaster TVP (TVP World) contained "biased,  biased, and completely unacceptable allegations" directed "against  the Azerbaijani state and the country's leadership." Dissatisfaction  was also expressed over the "provocative behavior" of the program's  host. In this regard, a protest note was delivered to the Polish  side.

Furthermore, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Polish TVP of  disseminating information that distorts reality, as Baku has become  accustomed to the narratives concocted and disseminated by Baku's  propaganda through hysteria.

Furthermore, the dissemination of "negative" content against  Azerbaijan on the Polish government-funded public broadcaster was  deemed "an unfriendly step, contrary to the spirit of partnership  between the two countries and capable of seriously damaging bilateral  relations." The Polish side was called on to take immediate and  effective measures to stop such "provocative campaigns directed  against Azerbaijan."

The description of the video report on YouTube states that Azerbaijan  is becoming an increasingly influential power in the South Caucasus,  but, according to Human Rights Watch, repression within the country  is intensifying.

"Journalists from Abzas Media, Meydan TV, and Toplum TV are being  arrested and given lengthy prison sentences. Political opponents,  activists, and researchers are also being persecuted as the space for  organized dissent continues to shrink. The campaign is also  increasingly extending beyond Azerbaijan:  critics living abroad are  being convicted in absentia," the statement notes. The statement also  touches on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the 44-day war around  Artsakh, Armenia's capitulation, and the de- Armenization of Artsakh.

In this regard, she instructed that work be continued to improve the  platform, taking into account the issues and suggestions raised  during the discussion, and to ensure the full implementation of the  necessary functions.