Baku / 09.01.18 / Turan: Amnesty International human rights organization called on official Baku "immediately and unconditionally" to release blogger Mehman Huseynov.
The statement reads that under a new charge the blogger faces a prison sentence of up to 7 years.
Amnesty International is also concerned about the serious threat to Huseynov"s health because of his hunger strike.
The blogger has been on hunger strike for 15 days in protest against the falsified charges of beating the warden in the jail. -16D-
Politics
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister JeyhunBayramov expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart, HakanFidan, on Monday following a tragic fire at a hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya mountain ski resort in Bolu province.
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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