On 8 August "Civil Society Platform" (CSP) held a regular meeting to discuss the draft amendments to the Constitution, a referendum which is scheduled for September 26. Participants of the meeting expressed serious concern about the upcoming referendum, and decided to prepare a special document on the subject of the Platform. It was also decided to hold a hearing in the near future to discuss the proposed amendments and changes to the Constitution. The meeting also expressed concern the health of his colleague, a member of the Platform Fuad Hasanov. It was an appeal on behalf of the Platform to support the treatment of Hasanov.
* CSP was established at the end of December 2015 by a group of public and political figures to support the reform process, strengthening democratic principles. -05D04-
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first international guest - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House at a critical juncture for the Middle East ceasefire. In a surprise move, the pair unveiled a surprise plan with Trump suggesting that the U.S. could take control of the Gaza Strip, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports from the White House.
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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