20.01.2022
Baku/20.01.22/Turan: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Martyrs' Alley where they paid tribute to the victims of January 20, 1990.
On this day 32 years ago the Soviet leadership sent troops to Baku in order to suppress the national liberation movement.
On the night of January 20, during the military operation 134 civilians were killed and more than 700 people wounded. Another 13 people were killed in Neftechala and Jalilabad.
President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath to the Eternal Flame memorial.-0-
Politics
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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