Washington / 27.12.14 / DW: The US State Department is extremely concerned about the fact that the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan sealed the office of "Radio Liberty" in Baku, reads the statement published on Saturday, December 27, in Washington, said the agency AFP.
According to a representative of the US State Department, there is also an information that several journalists have been detained and questioned in Azerbaijan. "The grounds for questioning and searches are unclear," he said and urged the Azerbaijani government to comply with its obligations to protect freedom of the press.
According to the website of the "Radio Liberty", the OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Press, Dunja Mijatovic, called "unacceptable" the police raid in office of "Radio Azadlig", noting that "Azerbaijan continues attack on freedom of speech."- 0-
Politics
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On February 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan annulled the results of the municipal elections held on January 29 at six polling stations. In particular, the voting results were declared invalid due to violations identified at polling stations NN: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 in the 81st Imishli constituency.
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The opposition party “Musavat” has demanded the release of all political prisoners and stated that the authorities are responsible for their health conditions, it was announced at a meeting of the party's Executive Board (Divan) on Monday. “Musavat” expressed concern over reports of health problems among many political prisoners, including civil society activists Anar Mamedli and Alekser Mamedli.
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The consideration of the lawsuit filed by Hafiz Babaly, the editor of the economics department at Turan news agency, against the online publication Qafqazinfo.az, is being unjustifiably delayed. Babaly had been arrested in connection with the Abzas Media case.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Azizov (born 1980) has been appointed the rector of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
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