On November 1 members of the Civic Platform Association met with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta, and told about the aims and objectives of the association, according to the Civic Platform, told about.
They also discussed the socio-political situation in Azerbaijan, problems of civil society, media, the state of political freedoms, the problem of political prisoners, and ways to address these issues. The sides also touched upon Azerbaijan's relations with international organizations. It was decided to continue the contacts. The meeting was also attended by Political Advisor William Solly and press secretary Ray Neyler.-03D-
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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