The conviction of the human rights defender Intigam Aliyev to 7.5 years in prison shows the desire of the government to silence all the critics in the run-up to the European Games. This has been stated by Amnesty International.
"Intigam Aliyev is one of the latest victims of the campaign in order to hide all the problems in the run-up to the Games. Actions of the authorities should be understood as follows: anyone who dares to talk about problems will be punished," said the Deputy Director of Amnesty International for Europe and Central Asia Denis Krivosheev.
"The only "crime" of Intigam Aliyev is protection of the rights of his fellow citizens. He should not have been arrested. He should be immediately and unconditionally released," the statement noted.
Last week, Amnesty International condemned the sentence of imprisonment for 6.5 years on other human rights defender, Rasul Jafarov.
The organization believes that the Azerbaijani prisons have at least 20 "prisoners of conscience" and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. -16D-
Politics
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The agreement reached at the COP29 climate summit has been hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a critical step in global efforts to combat climate change. Speaking after the conclusion of high-stakes negotiations, Guterres emphasized that the agreement is pivotal for maintaining the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, a threshold considered crucial to preventing the worst impacts of climate change.
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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