"The Azerbaijani Embassy in Egypt is working at full strength and normal mode. There are no decisions for their return home. "This was stated by the head of the press service of the Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev in connection with the evacuation of several embassies in Cairo because of the sharp deterioration of the situation.
According to him, a few days before the embassy of Azerbaijan appealed to the citizens to take measures for their own security. Measures are taken to check the Azerbaijani citizens who arrived in Egypt with a short trip, Abdullayev said.
According to him, there is no information about Azerbaijani citizens injured during the riots.
Earlier, during the events of the "Arab Spring" in Egypt in 2011, the Azerbaijani Embassy employee Nijat Gojayev died.
The situation in Egypt remains tense. In recent days, during the confrontation between supporters of President Mohammed Mursi and his opponents 7 people were killed and more than 200 injured. -16D04-
Politics
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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