Baku/30.08.19/Turan: "I am pleased that, after serving his 5 years imprisonment sentence, journalist #SeymurHazi is finally free in #Azerbaijan. I call for the release of all other journalists and bloggers imprisoned in the country." The OSCE Special Representative for the Press, Arlem Desir, wrote about this in his micro blog on Twitter.
The columnist for the Azadlig newspaper and host of the Azerbaijan Hour television program, Seymur Hazi, was arrested five years ago. He was accused of hooliganism and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
He denied the allegations and declared a provocation against him and linked the arrest to his professional activities.
The international human rights organization recognized him as a "prisoner of conscience".
The European Court of Human Rights declared Hazi"s arrest unlawful and decided the journalist should be paid compensation in the amount of 13 thousand euros for moral damage and another 1,500 euros for reimbursement of legal expenses. -0-
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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