 U.S. State Department reacts to arrest of yet another journalist in Azerbaijan. The United States on Wednesday reiterated its call on the Azerbaijani government to respect the rights and freedoms of all, including those exercising freedom of expression as the State Department put it in response to the inquiry about the arrest of yet another journalist in Azerbaijan, Turin Agency reports. Shamu Eminov, a contributor to the YouTube channel Canal 13, was detained on December 22nd and was placed in pretrial detention for three months and five days. He is the third arrested employee of the same outlet in the past month. In response to Turin's inquiry for reaction to the latest arrest, a State Department spokesman said, The recent trend of detaining journalists, civil society activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan is deeply troubling. Over a dozen such figures have been detained in just the last month. This is unacceptable. We continue to urge the Azerbaijani government to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, including those exercising freedom of expression, a State Department spokesperson concluded. The recent arbitrary detentions of journalists Ulvi Hassanli, Sevinj Vagivkizi, Mohamed Kekalov, Aziz Orojov, Rufat Muradli, Nagis Absalamova, Teymur Keremov, Ibrahim Khambatov, as well as Hafiz Babali, have raised concerns among media community and international organizations about the narrowing space for independent journalism and limitations to freedom of expression in Azerbaijan.