Baku / 17.01.19 / Turan: On January 17, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on rendering lump-sum financial assistance to private state-wide television and radio broadcasters.
In order to provide additional support to private national TV channels broadcasting via Azerspace-1 satellite, the head of state ordered to allocate AZN 3 million from the Reserve Fund of the President to the National Council of Television and Radio of the Azerbaijan Republic.
This step is aimed at expanding the capabilities of TV channels to "more fully inform the Azerbaijanis living abroad about their homeland, stimulate their activities in the field of propaganda of culture and national-spiritual values of the Azerbaijani people." -06D--
Politics
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Alisahib Kerimov, an activist of the Khazar district branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained on January 10 at the Nizami metro station. By the decision of the Yasamal District Court, he was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest for "disobeying the police."
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Independent journalist Khanum Mustafayeva was unable to leave Azerbaijan on January 11. At the Baku airport, she was told that the ban was imposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. However, the reasons for restricting the journalist's rights were not explained to her.
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The identity card of renowned economist and political activist Gubad Ibadoglu has been invalidated, further restricting his rights after his release under house arrest. Ibadoglu himself informed Turan about this.
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The regular session of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on 10 January on the case of Tofig Yagublu, member of the National Council of Democratic Forces and Musavat Party, was held in a tense atmosphere.
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