Amnesty International has announced the arrested reporter for Radio Azadlig, Khadija Ismayilova, a prisoner of conscience.
As stated in the statement of the organization, Ismayilova was arrested for political reasons and Amnesty International called on all citizens to write appeals to Azerbaijani authorities demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Ismayilova.
The organization once again demanded that the country's authorities should ensure freedom of expression in accordance with their international obligations and criticized Baku for the removal of the lawyer Khalid Bagirov from Ismayilova’s defense.
According to Amnesty International, there are 23 prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan. -16D-
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda expressed condolences to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on December 30 following a tragic plane crash that resulted in multiple fatalities. In a phone call, Nauseda extended his sympathy to Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people, wishing a swift recovery for the injured and voicing solidarity with the nation during this difficult time.
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Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) Alexander Bastrykin and Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Kyamran Aliyev have held a telephone conversation.
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A dispatcher at Grozny airport confirmed on 29 December that the "Kover" plan banning flights was introduced after the AZAL plane was hit by a missile.
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During his visit to Syria on December 29, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Yalcin Rafiyev met with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the interim government of this Arab country, Assad Hassan Al-Shibani, in Damascus.
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