From October 24 to 28, U.S. Embassy Baku is pleased to welcome two professional speakers from the United States, Dr. James A. Thurber and Mrs. Claudia H. Thurber, to Azerbaijan. The speakers will give presentations and public lectures on the upcoming U.S. Presidential Elections.
The Thurbers will deliver lectures in state and private universities. The primary focus of the presentations will be the insight on this year’s presidential elections in the U.S., campaign strategies, candidates’ profiles, electoral college, etc. Please, see a more detailed schedule below:
October 24, 12:00 - Khazar University October 26, 14:00 - Baku State University October 27, 10:30 - Academy of Public Administration October 27, 15:30 - ADA University October 28, 16:00 - Baku American Center, open to public
Dr. and Mrs. Thurber have extensive experience in working with the federal government and following political processes in America. Dr. James A. Thurber is a Distinguished Professor of Government at American University in Washington, DC and Founder of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. Mrs. Claudia Thurber is a professional lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the federal service, a member of the Washington Bar, and an expert in women's role in politics. –06D—
Politics
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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