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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On Friday, Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov received Turkey's special representative for normalisation of relations with Armenia Serdar Kılıch.
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On September 13, the testimony of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu was continued at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
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At today’s meeting, the CEC reviewed the complaints filed by Wafa Nagi, a candidate for the 70th Neftchala electoral district and a public activist. She requested that the results of the vote at 23 polling stations be declared invalid due to serious violations and fraud. Wafa Nagi submitted 86 video recordings and photos of 49 protocols.
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On September 13, a representative from the Georgian Migration Service conducted a second interview with Afghan Sadygov, the founder of “Azel TV”, at the Tbilisi pretrial detention center, where he is seeking asylum. According to Sadygov's wife, Sevinc Sadygova, the interview lasted from 10:30 AM to 4:45 PM. She stated that the Migration Service and the Georgian government will announce their final decision on Afghan Sadygov's application by the end of September.
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