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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Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has once again highlighted the persistent challenge of corruption worldwide, underscoring its damaging impact on governance, economic growth, and climate action. The CPI, which evaluates 180 countries based on perceived levels of public sector corruption, assigns each a score from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The latest report reveals little overall improvement, with the global average score stagnating at 43. Over two-thirds of countries continue to score below 50, indicating that corruption remains a significant and unresolved global issue.
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According to information from the Telegram channel "Nezygar," the Russian Security Council, with the participation of relevant agencies, is considering options for retaliatory measures "in response to the aggressive escalation from Baku, which contradicts the spirit and letter of the agreements and treaties signed between the countries, including the Treaty on Allied Interaction of 2022."
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Last week, two more prominent journalists were arrested in Azerbaijan. Shahnaz Beylargisi became the eighth female journalist to be imprisoned in recent months. Beylargizi and her former colleague Shamshad Aga worked for Toplum TV, an independent news outlet that was shut down in 2024.
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Moscow wants Armenia and Azerbaijan developing a peace treaty that would signify a long-term settlement of their relations, the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Galuzin, told in an interview with Izvestiya. Earlier, officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan stated that the peace treaty was almost 90% agreed upon.
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