Rally on Lenin Square in Baku, 1989. Photo by RIA Novosti, D. Kalinin
Baku/18.10.22/Turan: On October 18, Azerbaijan marks the Day of State Independence. Exactly 31 years ago - on 18 October 1991, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the Constitutional Act on the restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan.
With this document the Republic of Azerbaijan was declared the successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic of 1918-20, which collapsed as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijan by Bolshevik Russia.
According to the Constitution Act, all citizens are guaranteed full equality, regardless of nationality and religion. -06D-
Politics
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By the orders of the head of state, Zamin Aliyev has been appointed the Consul General of Azerbaijan in the Turkish city of Kars;
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The First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan and Chief of the General Staff, Kerim Veliyev, is currently in Pakistan for the defense exhibition and seminar "IDEAS 2024." During his visit, Veliyev met with the Director General of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division, Yusuf Jamal, according to the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense. The talks focused on issues related to military and military-technical cooperation between the two countries.
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The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the abuse of female journalists from Abzas Media, who are being held in Baku's pretrial detention center. "RSF condemns the ill-treatment of Abzas Media journalists Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova, and Elnara Gasymova. They have threatened to go on hunger strike if the pressure on them in the detention center does not stop. Journalists must be released," RSF stated a message posted on their “X” (formerly Twitter) account.
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The Nizami District Court of Baku has extended the pretrial detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov for another two months, his lawyer, Aghil Laidj, told Turan. The defense considers the court's decision unjustified. According to the lawyer, no investigative actions have been carried out with Ibrahimov. There has been no confrontation with the person whom the former diplomat allegedly injured with a knife.
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