The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice-President of the Commission issued the following statement today:
“I welcome with great satisfaction the release on June 22 the remaining nine imprisoned participants of the peaceful rally held on April 2, 2011. This is a laudable step taken by Azerbaijan in its efforts to restore civil and political rights in the country and to gradually move on the path of ensuring the freedoms of assembly and of speech.
I hope that this decision will also encourage further actions to ensure full protection of fundamental rights and freedoms and to fulfill the country's international commitments with regards to democracy and the rule of law.
The EU remains committed to assist Azerbaijan in this endeavor”, read the statement.
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Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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