Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to pardon 101 people.
According to the document, 90 persons are exempt from further serving a prison sentence. Another 4 people released from correctional labor, and seven - from fines.
Among those who are exempt from further serving a prison sentence only two political prisoners, in particular - a young activist Orhan Eyubzade (was arrested May 6, 2014 for taking part in a protest against the sentence NIDA activists and sentenced to 3 years in prison on charges of violence against the police), Bashir Suleymanli (arrested in May 2014 in the case of the head of the Elections Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center, and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.)- 06D—
Politics
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A parliamentary meeting organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union together with the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan opened on 16 November within the framework of the COP29 climate conference in Baku.
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Israel's President and a number of Israeli Ministers will arrive in Baku on 19 November to attend the UN climate conference COP29.
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On November 15, a grand ceremony was held in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, where Jale Bayramova, the daughter of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, was honored with the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Award. She received the “Outstanding Young Human Rights Defender” award for her advocacy on behalf of her father. Jale Bayramova is the first Azerbaijani to receive the Global Magnitsky Award.
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On November 15, animal rights activist Kamran Mammadli was detained while staging a protest at the COP29 climate conference. Mammadli was protesting the shooting of street dogs in Azerbaijan. He raised a sign above his head that read: "Azerbaijani authorities are shooting dogs on the streets!" He also shouted: "Resign those who teach youth to be sycophants under the guise of volunteerism!"
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