“Abzas Media” Receives International Award from the Bucerius Foundation
The independent Azerbaijani publication “Abzas Media” has been awarded the "Free Media Awards" for 2024. At the ceremony held on September 17, the award was accepted by the acting editor-in-chief, Leila Mustafayeva. According to the announcement from “Abzas Media”, the publication was recognized for its "determined and systematic investigations into cases of corruption," despite the fact that six of its employees were arrested on fabricated charges. The "Free Media Awards" are jointly presented by the Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Stiftung Bucerius, both operating in Norway and Germany. The award is given annually to independent journalists and media outlets in the post-Soviet space that continue their work under government pressure.
Politics
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The European Union and its Member States strongly condemn Russia’s intensifying campaign of hybrid activities against the EU, its Member States and partners. These activities again illustrate Russia’s reckless and irresponsible behavior and its disregard for the rules-based international order and international law.
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A bilateral meeting between the Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents with the participation of delegations began at noon on 8 October in Moscow within the framework of the CIS heads of state summit.
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On October 8, at a meeting of the Milli Majlis Committee on International Relations and Inter-Parliamentary Relations, a draft resolution on the election of heads of working groups for relations with parliaments of other countries was discussed.
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On the 17th day of hunger strike in Tbilisi pre-trial detention centre Afgan Sadygov's health condition has sharply deteriorated. On the night of 8 October he was hospitalized in a medical facility of the Georgian Penitentiary Service. This was reported to Turan by the journalist's wife Sevinj Sadygova.
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