The incident has escalated diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Baku The UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) announced on Friday it is “concerned” about press freedom in Azerbaijan following the arrests of Russian journalists. Moscow has denounced the detentions as “unlawful.” On Monday, police in Baku raided the local office of Russia’s Sputnik news agency, detaining two senior editors and five others. The news agency has been accused of fraud, illegal business activity, and money laundering –