Court of Appeal upholds Leyla Yunus in custody
Today Baku Court of Appeal rejected a motion to change the measure of restraint against the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leyla Yunus. According to Turan lawyer, Javad Javadov, the court upheld the trial court's decision, which arrested her for three months. Leyla Yunus accused under several Articles of the Criminal Code: 274 (treason), 213 (tax evasion), 192 (illegal business), 320 (forgery), (178.3.2)large-scale fraud. Amnesty International, Leyla Yunus, recognized her prisoner of conscience. -16D04-
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Rescuers who played a pivotal role in the aftermath of the Aktau plane crash were formally recognized in a ceremony held in Aktau, the Ministry for Emergency Situations reported on Sunday.
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A preliminary report on the causes of the crash of AZAL aircraft in accordance with ICAO rules will be made public 30 days after the accident. This was announced by the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan on 5 January, reports Tengrinews.
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A recently circulated video of a 1993 speech by former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has drawn sharp criticism from the Azerbaijani community, accusing the Armenian state of enabling a policy of ethnic cleansing. The speech, delivered at a meeting of the "Yerkrapah" Volunteer Union, highlights deeply rooted hostility and policies targeting Azerbaijanis, according to the statement from the Western Azerbaijan Community (referring to the current territory of Armenia).
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The mother of the arrested head of the human rights organization "Protection Line" Rufat Safarov, Tahira Tahirgizi, has been banned from leaving Azerbaijan.
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