 The detention of Aziz Orojov and other journalists is against the freedom of speech. Six journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan since November the 20th to today. On November the 20th, the director of Abzaz Media, Ulvi Hassan Ali and his assistant, Mohamed Kekalov were detained and on November the 21st, editor-in-chief, Zavinj Vagif-Gizzi was detained. Then each of them was charged with smuggling and by a court decision they were given a preventive measures for a period of four months. On November the 27th, Aziz Orojov, executive director of Canal 13 Internet Television was detained. A lawsuit was filed under Article 188.2 of the criminal code, unauthorised construction or installation work on a land plot without ownership, use or lease. By a court decision, a preventive measure was chosen for him to be arrested for a period of three months. On November the 30th, another employee of Abzaz Media, Nagiz Abzalamova was detained. She is also charged with smuggling. On December the 2nd, Rufat Muradli, the presenter of the Internet Television Channel 13, was brought to justice under Articles 510, Disorderly Conduct and 535.1, disobeying a legitimate police demand. According to the Code of Administrative Offences, he was arrested for 30 days by a court decision the head of the media rights group Khalid Agaliyev answered the questions of ASTNA. He said that the media should be free. This is a right that is primarily guaranteed by the country's constitution. The state should be the guarantor of this right. Without this guarantee, it is very difficult to talk about any progress. According to other experts, the detention of Aziz Orojov and other journalists is against the freedom of speech.