The chief ideologist of the authorities, Ali Hasanov has rejected international criticism on the arrests of human rights defenders. In an interview with Azertaj agency he called "biased and non-objective" statement by the High Representative for Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, and EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Affairs, Stefan Fule, who condemned the arrests of human rights defenders Rasul Jafarov, Leyla Yunus, and her husband Arif Yunus, and the persecution of civil society.
Hasanov regarded it as "pressure" on the investigation and the courts. "We would advise the European Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and others to stop this biased approach to Azerbaijan and the manifestation of double standards," he said.
According to Hasanov, Azerbaijan has great achievements in the field of democracy, but in Europe and the OSCE area there are many facts of gross violations of human rights. "Azerbaijan is an independent state and will not allow interference in its affairs," said Hasanov.-16D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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