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 a decree of the head of state dated February 7, Anar Aliyev was appointed as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection. Prior to this, he held the position of Deputy Minister.
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Afghan Sadygov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, who was arrested in Georgia at the request of Baku, ended his dry hunger strike on February 6, which he had started on February 2. However, he is still refusing food and is only drinking water. His hunger strike has now lasted 142 days, said his wife, Sevinc Sadygova, in an interview with the Turan agency on February 7. The Georgian Center for Social Justice (CSJ), which defends Afghan Sadygov's rights, issued a statement expressing concern about his condition.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin does not intend to make a statement regarding the crash of the Azerbaijani airline AZAL plane, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Friday.
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The situation surrounding the "Russian House" in Baku may be discussed between the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, the press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists.
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