The presidential candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Jamil Gasanli urged citizens to take an active part in Sunday's protests against the rigged presidential elections.
Gasanli warned that if the authorities do not authorize a rally at the stadium Mehsul, he will call people to gather in Fountain Square in the center of Baku. This was stated by Gasanli on the on-line television, MeydanTV, broadcasting from Europe.
He also spoke about his meetings in the European institutions, where they talked about the election fraud.
Yesterday the Baku Mayor's Office spokesman said the appeal on the holding of a meeting by the National Council had not been received by the city administration. However, the organisers have extended the scanned image of the stamp from the post office, where the letter was sent to the Mayor still on October 14. -03B-
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The United States was deeply disappointed in the recent judgement against Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. We continue to urge Azerbaijan to adhere to its international obligations and commitments and to release those unjustly detained.
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Baku Court for Serious Crimes on 14 January completed the trial of Afiaddin Mammadov, head of the alternative trade union confederation ‘Workers’ Platform’. The court sentenced him to 8 years of imprisonment.
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The United States and Armenia on Tuesday signed an agreement forming a “strategic partnership commission”, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken said marked "a significant milestone" in the relationship between the two countries and will "contribute to a more resilient, a more peaceful, a more secure, a more independent South Caucasus," TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The year 2024 was marked by ‘increased repression and police brutality’ in Azerbaijan. This is stated in the annual report on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan by the human rights organisation ‘Political Prisoners Monitoring Centre’.
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