Baku Appeals Court upheld the decision to change the measure of restraint - arrest for a period of three months the deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Fuad Gahramanli. Gahramanli was arrested on December 8th. He was charged under Articles 281.1 (calls for violent seizure of power and the overthrow of the constitutional order) and 283.2.1 (inciting religious hatred) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. The investigation alleges that Gahramanli made these appeals on social networks on the Internet. Gahramanli denies the charges, and says that in social networks he only expressed criticism. The lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev noted that the accusation of Gahramanli has no legal basis because the publications of opposition contained a criticism of individual officials and political analysis. The lawyer regarded as unreasonable an extreme preventive measure, and intends to appeal against the arrest Gahramanli in the European Court of Human Rights. He believes that with respect to Gahramanli has been violated the Article 5 (right to liberty and security) of the European Convention for Human Rights and Freedoms. In addition, the defense put forward a new motion to change the measure of restraint on house arrest. -03C-
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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