Azerbaijan raises issue of expelling ICRC Mission amid sham trials of  Armenians - MP

ArmInfo. Against the backdrop of the trial of Armenian prisoners of war in Baku, the psychological and physical violence exerted on them, Azerbaijan has put the issue  of expelling the mission of the International Committee of the Red  Cross on the agenda. This was written on his Facebook page by Tigran  Abrahamyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia from the opposition faction With Honor. 

According to his post, as in the case of various non-governmental  organizations, international structures or mass media, first a  propaganda attack begins against them within the country, then  accusations of espionage or some other actions are brought forward.  As the parliamentarian noted, there is no serious international  pressure on Azerbaijan, which is gradually moving from  authoritarianism to totalitarianism.  "Today, media outlets are being  closed, tomorrow people are being arrested for expressing freedom of  speech, not to mention that all media outlets and organizations that  can somehow document the rapid decline of democracy and the rise of  violence in the country are being consistently closed in Azerbaijan.   From our point of view, the problem is more complex, since various  connections and contacts with our compatriots in Baku prisons are  carried out through the International Committee of the Red Cross. I  am not yet saying that through this committee one can get visual  contact and a more or less objective picture of what is happening to  our compatriots in Baku," Tigran Abrahamyan emphasized.