The delegation of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe will visit Baku for meetings with representatives of government and civil society on November 13-14.
The purpose of the visit is preparation of an expert opinion on the recent amendments to the legislation on NGOs, said Radio Azadlig.
The request to conduct such examination came to VC from the CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland.
Note that the amendments were accepted by local and international human rights defenders as reactionary.
Following these changes, NGOs were actually deprived of the opportunity to act. Primarily, this concerned NGOs without state registration. They are subjected to heavy fines for even minor violations. In addition, a multi-level filter makes it impossible to finance NGOs by foreign donors, requiring foreigners even to provide registration in Azerbaijan. -06D-
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The court sentenced Akhsan Nuruzade to 2 months of administrative arrest, said lawyer Fakhraddin Mekhtiyev. At the same time, two days were deducted taking into account the time spent in custody.
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Ahead of COP29, the Classical Popular Front Party has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to release imprisoned critics of the government, including journalists and social activists. "In recent years, the arrest of prominent public and political figures, experts, and media representatives who hold critical positions - many of whom are not even granted house arrest - has raised significant concerns in society.
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The account of Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Azerbaijani on the social network "X" (@az_Khamenei) was blocked. After some time, the page was unblocked, but all followers were removed, leaving only three subscribers. In contrast, Khamenei's Persian-language page has 1.3 million followers.
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On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.
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