Baku / 10.04.19 / Turan: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desire condemned the ban on foreign travel imposed in Azerbaijan against the blogger and chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov.
He called on the Azerbaijani authorities to lift these restrictions.
Desire said on his Twitter page that Huseynov was invited by his office to a conference on the safety of journalists in Vienna.
Recall that Huseynov was not released on April 9 from the country when he was about to depart for Berlin to participate in a number of international events in the German capital, Strasbourg and Vienna.
Mehman Huseynov was released on March 2 after serving a two-year prison sentence under the suit of the head of the Nasimi district police.
He was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. -16D06--
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Complaints about a foul gas-like odor persist in the Əhmədli, Günəşli, NZS settlements, and some other areas of Baku. Residents report that the issue has been ongoing for several days.
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On January 23, the weather in Baku will be cloudy. Rain is expected in some areas in the evening and morning; southeast and gusty wind. The air temperature at night will be +6+9°C, and during the day, it will be +9+11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Rain will also occur across the country, with heavy rainfall in some areas. Snow is expected in the mountainous regions. Fog will appear in some places; eastward and gusty wind is expected.
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One more child, who was injured in a road accident in Imishli region on 18 January, died in Baku hospital. Despite the efforts of doctors, the life of the minor born in 2015 could not be saved.
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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