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-
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A court in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan has sentenced blogger Azamat Sarsenov to a 10-day detention for filming the crash site of an Embraer 190 passenger plane in Aktau. The ruling was confirmed by the court's press service, according to reports from RBC.
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The families of those killed in the crash of the AZAL passenger plane “Embrayer-190” will be paid compensation in the amount of 40 thousand manats (about 24 thousand dollars).
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On 26 December, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his nephew Khamzat Kadurov, who holds the post of secretary of the Chechen Security Council, with the medal "For Services to the Chechen Republic".
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The Russian side must apologize for the air defense attack on the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, said Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov.
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