Following the Defense Minister, replaced in Azerbaijan was also the commander of the Air Force. Appointed to this position was Major-General Ramiz Tahirov, who also received the post of Deputy Minister of Defense.
Prior to this appointment Tahirov served as Deputy Assistant to the President on military matters, and before that he served in the Army Air Defence. As commander of the Air Force, he changed Altai Mehdtiyev.
From his post was also dismissed the Chief of Inspection of the Defense Ministry, Major General Mahammad Beydullaev. In his place was appointed a national hero, Colonel Fahraddin Jabrailov.
According to the Doctrine Center for Military Journalism Studies Doctrine, in the near future Deputy Defense Ministers, chiefs of a number of departments and the commanders of several major units will be replaced. -06D -
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On January 24, the Baku Court of Appeals considered an appeal regarding the arrest of journalist Farid Ismailov. According to his lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova, the defense argued that there was no need to keep the journalist in custody, citing his health problems and the fact that the preliminary investigation had already been completed.
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The human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2024 was characterized by an increase in repression against journalists, activists, and religious groups, the annual report of the NGO "Line of Defense," presented on January 24 by member of the organization, human rights activist Zafar Ahmedov.
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On January 24, the Sabail District Court continued the trial of Aziz Orujov, the head of the online publication Kanal-13. According to lawyer Fahraddin Mehdiyev, at the beginning of the hearing, the judge rejected a petition filed at the previous hearing to transfer Orujov to house arrest. The defense then petitioned for journalists to be allowed into the trial and for conditions to be created for them to conduct filming.
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On January 24, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Commander of the Land Forces, Colonel General Hikmat Mirzayev, arrived on an official visit to Türkiye. According to the Ministry of Defense's statement, the Azerbaijani delegation was received by the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, Army General Selçuk Bayraktaroglu.
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