The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Azerbaijani authorities to end their crackdown on the press after a five-year sentence was handed to reporter Seymour Hazi. The pre-trial detention of investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova was also extended this week, news reports said.
"We do not agree with the statement of the Azerbaijani authorities that journalists are not arrested for their professional activities.
We invite Ilham Aliyev to stop the repression of criticism, as well as free Seymour Hazy, Khadija Ismailova and other imprisoned journalists," the statement of the Committee says.
Yesterday the Absheron court convicted the journalist Seymour Hazi to 5 years in prison for hooliganism. He is a member of the Popular Front Party and employee of the Internet TV Azerbaijan Hour translated from the Turkish territory.
With regard to the journalist Khadija Ismayilova on January 27 Sabail Court extended the arrest by 1 month and 19 days. She was arrested on December 5, 2014 on trumped-up charges of incitement to suicide. -16D04-
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Countries around the world must reduce emissions by 9% annually throughout this decade to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on November 19 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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On November 19, the Sabail District Court of Baku granted the prosecution's request to extend the pretrial detention of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov for another four months, his lawyer, Rovshan Rahimov reported. According to the lawyer, the defense considers Abilov’s detention to be unjustified and disputes the charges brought against him. Abilov himself also rejected the accusations. The defense plans to file an appeal against the court's decision.
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On November 19, a debate titled "No Climate Justice Without Space and Meaningful Participation" took place as part of COP29. The event was organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a number of other human rights organizations.
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