Presidential decree on pardoning disappointed defenders who did not wait to solve the problem of political prisoners. "This decree disappointed us. From our list of 30 people , only five have been pardoned," said the head of the Society to Protect Women's Rights Novella Jafaroglu, noting the need to review the cases of former minister Ali Insanov, journalists Hilal Mamedov and Avaz Zeynalli.
According to Jafaroglu, if by the June PACE sesion the Azerbaijani authorities do not release 30 political prisoners, the Assembly will again criticize Azerbaijan for 130 political prisoners. Head of Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law Gojamanli Saida noted that the list of the monitoring group of human rights organizations pardoned: journalists Faramaz Allahverdiev, Fuad Huseynov, and youth activist Dashgin Melikov.
In her view , some political prisoners may be released during the appellate courts. In particular, Ilgar Mamedov, Tofig Yagublu, Yadigar Sadigov and eight activists of NIDA. It is impossible to solve the problem of political prisoners. The problem will be solved when people cease to pursue politically motivated, said the head of the Company's Legal Defense and Education Rasul Jafarov. This view was shared by the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy Leyla Yunus. She is skeptical about the plan of action between the CE and Azerbaijan 2014-2016. In this document there are a lot of nice words, but there is no independent judiciary.
The way out of the situatio is that citizens of Azerbaijan themselves demand the law and democracy. "No international organization will help us, if we do not demand our rights, we will live slavishly, as we lived before," said Yunus. -06C-
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The losses in Azerbaijan’s defense and security sector for the first 11 months of 2024 amounted to at least 50 people. Of these, 48 were non-combat losses. Two other military personnel died after being injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh in September 2023, remaining in a coma for an extended period, reports the Caspian Defense Studies Institute.
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Several dozen employees of Georgia’s Ministry of Defense have declared their commitment to the course of EU and NATO membership, calling it the only path to the country's security. They issued a joint statement against the backdrop of the government’s decision to freeze negotiations on EU accession.
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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On Friday, the State Security Service (SGB) issued an official statement confirming the arrest of Gahraman Mammadov, the assistant military attaché of Azerbaijan in the U.S., who was previously detained in Istanbul with 70 kg of gold. Mammadov is accused of smuggling in conspiracy with another Azerbaijani citizen, Anar Gassimov, and foreign nationals.
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