Baku Appellation Court today dismissed an appeal from Rashad Hasanov, activist with the NIDA Movement. He remains in custody. According to Hasanov’s lawyer, Asabali Mustafaev, Hasanov is still uncertain of the charges against him.
Hasanov was arrested on March 14 on charges of illegal possession of explosives. On May 30 the Nasimi court extended his detention for another three months. Hasanov is one of seven activists of NIDA Movement who were arrested in March-April. All those arrested are recognized by Amnesty International as "prisoners of conscience." -16B06-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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