Baku/29.08.20/Turan: On August 29, 188 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection were registered in Azerbaijan, 115 people were treated, cured and released.
According to the Operative Staff under the Cabinet of Ministers, two people died of coronavirus in the last day.
So far, a total of 36,174 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection in the country, of which 33,576 have been treated, 529 have died, and 2,069 are being treated in special hospitals.
During the last day, 6,384 tests were performed to detect new infections, and a total of 910,890 tests have been performed so far.
Politics
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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