Iqbal Abilov
On Monday, the Baku Appeals Court considered the appeal of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov against the extension of his detention for another four months. The defense argued that the decision to extend Abilov's detention was unjustified, lawyer Fariz Namazly told reporters.
"The investigative authorities did not provide specific grounds for keeping Iqbal Abilov in custody. We pointed out that no investigative actions have been carried out with him since his arrest. Abilov himself stated that he is a scholar, a researcher, that he does not consider himself guilty, has not committed the crimes he is accused of, and that his arrest is illegal," the lawyer said. However, according to Namazly, the appeals court rejected the complaint.
Iqbal Abilov was arrested on July 22, 2024, on charges of treason, calling for actions against the state on behalf of foreign organizations, and inciting national and religious hatred. It is alleged that these crimes were committed under the direction of Armenia's intelligence services.
Abilov denies the charges, stating that he was solely engaged in academic work. A large group of scholars from around the world has appealed to the Azerbaijani authorities, requesting their assistance in securing Abilov's release. Human rights activists have recognized him as a political prisoner. On November 19, the court extended Abilov's detention for an additional four months.
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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Adalyat Verdiyev, the head of the civil defense staff at the public legal entity Center for Public Health and Reform under the Ministry of Health, and a military expert, has been arrested. On November 22, during a media tour to the liberated territories, Verdiyev filmed and published information and images on his social media accounts revealing Azerbaijani Armed Forces' combat positions in the heights, deployment sites, coordinates, and operational conditions of the border troops. This disclosure caused significant damage to the interests of state security and defense capability. This was stated in a report from the General Prosecutor’s Office.
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"Black Monday in Georgia: Police and special forces guard the doors behind which the 'slaves of Georgian Dream' are destroying our Constitution and mocking our Parliament." This is how Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili commented on the convening of the new parliament on Monday, which is not recognized by the opposition.
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Well-known Georgian activist Samira Bayramova was prevented from leaving the plane in Yerevan. She was on a WAW airline flight bound for Tbilisi, but due to bad weather, the plane made an emergency landing in Yerevan. In a post on her Twitter account, Bayramova (an ethnic Azerbaijani) wrote that border guards told her, "Your nationality is a problem."
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