A group of civil society activists of Azerbaijan appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to urgently examine the case of Elnur Seyidov, who was arrested for political reasons, the deputy head of the Yasamal branch of "Technikabank".
He is a relative of the leader of the Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli, and this is the real reason for his arrest, the letter noted. In jail Seyidov has health problems, which gives reason to consider his case out of turn.
In particular, the authors of the appeal request to cancel the decision on preventive measure the arrest, and demand his release. The appeal was signed by many well-known human rights activists.
One of the signatories, Samir Kazimli, said that the recent death of Vagif Abdullayev, the Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Party in custody, testifies of inhumane treatment of political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
At the present time, serious health problems have a few political prisoners: Vidadi Iskenderov, Shahin Hasanli, Nemat Panahli, and Hilal Mamedov.
According to Kazimli similar appeal will be sent shortly to the President of Azerbaijan and the head of the Red Cross in Azerbaijan. -02D-
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The scheduled court session on February 11 did not take place.
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President Ilham Aliyev approved the Azerbaijani-Russian intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in transit cargo transportation along the "North-South" international transport corridor (ITC) on February 11, 2025. The agreement was signed on December 21, 2024, by the heads of the transport ministries of both countries.
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On February 11, the members of the monitoring group of Azerbaijani human rights organizations, Novella Jafaroglu, Saida Godjamanly, and Saadat Babanyarly, were received by the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding their appeals to the country's leadership concerning the case of the arrested journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. The human rights activists were listened to, and they were informed that they would be informed on the results of the consideration of their appeal. On February 12, the appeal hearing for the journalist is scheduled for 14:00.
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