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Baku / 23.08.18 / Turan: The international human rights organization Reporters without Borders urged the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to demand the release of journalists in a conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, as well as to raise the issue of freedom of speech in the country.
The organization said on August 22 that Azerbaijan refers to countries where the largest number of media workers is in custody, with eight journalists and two bloggers currently imprisoned because of their work.
Merkel will start her trip to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 24. It is expected that she will meet with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on August 25.
In the latest freedom of the press rating made by Reporters without Borders Azerbaijan took the 163rd place out of 180. -02D-
Politics
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The scandal surrounding a falsified document, allegedly drafted by the National Council of Democratic Forces, has revived questions about political interference and maneuvers in the 2013 presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of attempting to destabilize New Caledonia and other French overseas territories. In a statement on social media platform X, Barrot stated, "The 'Baku group' has once again sought to destabilize our national political life in New Caledonia. These futile attempts by Azerbaijan in our overseas territories are unacceptable and must stop immediately."
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Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan and Commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Hikmet Mirzoyev, who is on an official visit to Turkey, met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Metin Gürak.
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The coldness in relations between Baku and Moscow, which arose after the crash of a civilian airplane, seems to be growing. Baku increasingly and more often makes it clear to Moscow that it will not allow the death of the plane and its citizens to be hushed up.
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